Facts about Barsingsar Thermal Power Station, Rajasthan

Facts about Barsingsar Thermal Power Station, Rajasthan 

Barsingsar Thermal Power Plant is 250 megawatt (MW) lignite based power station operated by NLC India Limited, formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), located at Barsingsar in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India.

The first 125 MW power plants was commissioned on 28 June 2010. The second 125 MW was commissioned on 25 January 2011.

Lignite for the power project is being supplied from the Barsingsar Mine, which is owned and operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation. The mine was commissioned in October 2009. About 1.9 MT lignite will be obtained from Hadla mine and 0.6 MT lignite from Palana mine respectively.

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Ash and Sulphur contents in the lignite will be 4.0 to 58.2% and 0.59% to 2.2% respectively. Area requirement for ash pond dyke will be 44.5 acres, which is already available for total plant capacity.

Power Plant Unit

Units 1-2

Unit 1 (125 MW) was commissioned on June 28, 2010. Unit 2 (125 MW) was commissioned on January 25, 2011.

Lignite for the power plant project is being supplied from the Barsingsar Mine, which is owned and operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation. The mine was commissioned in October 2009.

Unit 3

Unit 3 (250 MW) received its Environmental Clearance on July 30, 2012.

In its 2013-2014 annual report, Neyveli Lignite Corporation stated the company was seeking environmental clearance for its proposed Palana mine to fuel Unit 3. The company stated that the proposed Palana mine had been abandoned due to strong community opposition and coal for Unit 3 would be met by the existing Barsingsar and Hadla Mines.  

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In May 2015 the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Board approved investing in the 250 MW Barsingsar extension and Hadla lignite mine at a cost of Rs 2,628 crore.

The company was subject to a financial crunch as a result of delays in commissioning the plant. The first unit of Barsingsar Thermal Power Plant was commissioned in 2010, but it was reported that as of October 2011 but the unit had not reached its target output.  

In its July 2010 annual report, Neyveli Lignite Corporation stated that the second unit was scheduled to be commissioned in September 2010, but the second 125 MW was commissioned on January 25, 2011, and a media report in late 2011 stated that "the modification works for the second unit are progressing very slowly.