Bhubaneswar: NLC India Ltd (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation), a Navratna Company under the Ministry of Coal, is going to set up a power plant of 2,400 MW capacity (3 x 800 MW – Stage I) at Jharsuguda.
The company has awarded the EPC contract to BHEL to set up the pit head green field thermal power project after inviting competitive tenders under the ICB route, officials said.
The project is based on Ultra Super Critical Technology. The entire power of 2400 MW is tied up with the States of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Kerala and Puducherry and PPAs to this effect have already been executed, they said.
The contract scope includes engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning of equipment such as boilers, turbine, generators, balance of plants, Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for 3 X 800 MW- 2400 MW at stage –I.
For this thermal project, the coal linkage is available from 20 million tonne per annum (MTPA) from Talabira II& III mines of NLC India Ltd which are already operational from 2020 in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur Districts.
The water required for the project is linked from Hirakud Reservoir and the power generated will be evacuated through Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) and State Transmission Utility (STU) network.
The project will come up with the latest pollution control equipment like FGD and SCR to meet the guidelines of the Ministry of Forest and Environment. Boilers will be designed to suit the co firing of Biomass as part of green initiative in line with Ministry of Power guidelines along with biomass handling systems, the officials informed.
The first unit of the project is scheduled for commissioning during the financial year 2028- 29. Being a Pit Head Thermal Project, the variable cost will be Competitive and NLC India, will be generating & providing low-cost power to its beneficiaries.
