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Publish Date : 05-Jan-2015

Madhya Pradesh government is mulling to entrust operations of thermal plants to National Thermal Power Corporation even if it entails sharing its stakes with the corporation since it is unable to enhance performance of its thermal power plants. Officials of state power department remained tightlipped about sale of shares to NTPC, saying it would be the last choice, they admitted discussions are on with the corporation to enhance performance of the power plants. Conditions and terms of collaboration are yet to be decided.

None of four power plants namely Amarkantak Thermal Power Station, Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Satpura Thermal Power Station and Shri Singaji Thermal Power Station worked above 60% of their capacity in the past year. Average per capita coal consumption in these plants is about 780 to 800 grams/ per unit of power made which should be 600 grams as per design heat rate of these plants.

The daily consumption report for December 21, accessed by TOI, shows an average coal consumption of 780 grams per unit power made by these plants. I C P Keshari power, principal secretary,said, "We are in talks with NTPC for improving performance of our thermal plants. We want to use expertise of NTPC. We made presentations and NTPC officials have visited our plants. But whether it will be stake sharing or else, is yet to be decided. Our objective is to improve performance using the expertise of these plants with the help of NTPC."

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