Kota Super Thermal Power Plant is the first coal based
Electricity Generating Power Plant in Rajasthan. At present the total installed
capacity of Kota Super Thermal Power Plant is 1240MW.
Location:
Kota Super Thermal Power Plant is
placed on the left bank of Chambal River in Kota, Rajasthan.
Sanction of Schemes (STAGE-I to V)
Kota Thermal
Power Station is located on the left bank of river Chambal in Rajasthan’s
principal industrial city Kota. Infrastructural facilities like adequate water
availability in Kota Barrage throughout the year.
Records of Excellence:
Kota Super
Thermal Power Station is reckoned as one of the best, efficient and prestigious
Thermal Power Station of the country. It has established a record of excellence
and has earned meritorious productivity awards from the Ministry of Power,
Govt. of India during 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991 and every year since 1992-93
onwards.
This Thermal
Power Station has earned golden shield award from Union Ministry of Power for
Consistent outstanding performance during 2000-01 to 2003-04. The Golden Shield
was presented by Hon’ble President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on 24.8.04.
The Power Plant
has achieved the distinction of about 100% fly ash utilization during the year
2010-11. An all time high generation level of 9891 MU at an annual PLF of
91.06% was achieved during 2010-11. The achievements made by KTPS during
2010-11 are as under:-
Record Achievements: 2010-11
Further,
it is worthwhile to mention that Kota
Super Thermal Power Station managed efficient unloading of coal
rakes within the duration as prescribed by the Railways and there by achieved
unloading of about 155 coal rakes without any demurrage charges since 19th
April 2010.
The Power
Station performance is consistently well above the National average as depicted
in the operational parameters for last 5 years.
Environmental Profile
Adequate
measures have been taken at Kota Thermal Power Station to control
pollution and comply with the norms laid by environment protection act. 1986. Being
a power plant, located in the heart of kota city, continuous efforts are made
to ensure atmospheric emission of suspended particulate matter within the
prescribed limits.
The 180
meter high stacks have been provided to release flue gases into the atmosphere
at an approx.
Microprocessor
based intelligent controllers to optimize the esp of 99.82% efficiency have
been provided.
Also Read: List of Thermal Power Plants in Rajasthan
Adequate
water spraying arrangements have been provided at coal unloading, transfer and
conveying system to arrest and restrict fugitive emission.
Development
of green belt, about 3 lakhs plants of various species have already been
planted in Kota
Thermal Power Plant and ash dyke.
*Existing
green cover area within plant - 90 hect.
*Existing
green cover area within ash dyke - 100 hect.
Regular
monitoring of stack emission, ambient air quality and trade effluent is carried
out.
All the
drains in the esp area and boiler area have been diverted to dedicated tanks
and the effluent collected is utilized for transportation of bottom ash
disposal of the various units.
Ash Utilization
Fly Ash:
In compliance
to Govt. of India Gazette Notification issued on 14th Sept. 1999 for making
available ash free of cost, Kota Thermal Power Plant has achieved the 100% Dry Fly ash
utilization. The Kota
Thermal Power Station signed agreements for dedicated generating units
allocations including Construction & Operation of complete dry fly ash
evacuation system from each unit in two phases i.e. from ESP to Intermediate
Silo and Intermediate Silo to Main Supply Silo near KSTPS boundary with
following cement manufacturing companies –
• Unit #
1&2 - M/s. Associated Cement Co. Ltd.
• Unit # 3 -
M/s. Birla Cement Works Ltd.
• Unit # 4 -
M/s. Grasim Industries Ltd.
• Unit # 5 -
M/s. Grasim Industries Ltd
• Unit # 6 -
M/s. Mangalam Cement Ltd.
• Unit # 6 -
M/s. Shree Cement Ltd.
• Unit #
7 - M/s. Grasim Industries & M/s. Shree Cement Ltd.
Pond Ash:
Concerted
efforts have been made towards utilization of disposed fly & bottom ash
accumulated in KSTPS ash dykes. The ash is provided free of cost and has been
utilized by various small entrepreneurs i.e. Brick-kiln industries, small fly
ash product industries, Cement manufacturing Industries and for land filling by
National Highway Authority of India in construction of NH-12 and NH-76.
