ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN GUJARAT AND TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY OF DIFFERENT POWER PLANTS PART 1

Electricity Generation In Gujarat

Gujarat state secure position at number 2 in total electricity generation followed by Maharashtra. Total GDP of Gujarat from electricity generation around 8 % per annul. Total electricity require rate increase by 10 % annul so Gujarat is capable to generate power that cover total load demand of Gujarat. Gujarat’s population around 6.30 crore in 2016, which include 58 % Rural population and 42 % Urban population. Population rate increase at high rate 19 % per decade. GDP rate of Gujarat increase around 7 %.Total area cover in Gujarat state around 1.96 Lakh square kilometres that cover 6 % of total India. Total electricity consumer in Gujarat at Agriculture level, industry level, transportation Level, and Domestic level around 10,617,437. Gujarat exports total 89 % diamonds, 79 % processed diamonds, 35 % petroleum products, 32 % chemical and also include 9 % Engineer industries of India.

            Renewable electricity production handled in Gujarat by GEDA. Generation of electricity from Lignite, Coal, Wood, Crude oil and petroleum products, Small hydro power plants, Solar, Nuclear power, Bio fuels, Petrol, LNG, Natural gas, Diesel, Wind energy, Tidal energy, Kerosene, CNG. GSECL, GPCL, Independent Power Production responsible behind generation of electricity in Gujarat. Transmission in Gujarat state provide by GETCO. Distribution done by PGVCL, MGVCL, DGVCL, UGVCL, ASPEN, Torrent Power, MPSEZ, KPT and Adani Power Ltd in Gujarat. These utilities responsible behind very good electricity generation graph. Gujarat Electricity Board unbundled Gujarat’s electricity department into few utility at 1^st April 2005.

Total Power plant installed capacity of Gujarat around 37,200 MW that’s include renewable energy installed capacity around 11,000 MW, Nuclear power plant installed capacity around 450 MW, Thermal Power Plant’s installed capacity around 23,800 MW, Hydro Power Plant’s installed capacity around 2000 MW.  

Thermal (Coal fired Power Station) Private limited

             Up to 2029-2030 Gujarat’s Coal fired power plant capacity will reach up to 14 GW. Thermal Power capacity covers about 69.1 % of Gujarat’s total generation capacity. Total Coal fired thermal power plant’s installed capacity around 15 GW include 1.6 GW of Lignite fired Thermal Power plant. Gujarat is one of the fewest states who has Lignite. Gujarat imported coal by rail from Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Total transportation of coal by rail around 1500 km. In Gujarat coal fired power plant total sector dominated by privet limited sector. Total generation from private coal fired thermal power plant around 1500 MW.

Adani Power Ltd

1	Name of Power station	Adani Power Ltd
2	Type of Power Station	Cola fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	5th December 2010
4	Place	Mundra (Kutch)
5	Total Unit	9 Unit
6	Total Area	734 Acres
7	Total Generation Capacity	4620 MW

Essar Power Ltd

1	Name of Power station	Essar Power Ltd
2	Type of Power Station	Cola fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	April, June 2012
4	Place	Salaya, Jamnagar
5	Total Unit	2 Unit
6	Total Generation Capacity	1200 MW

Gujarat Industrial Power Co Ltd

1	Name of Power station	Gujarat Industrial Power Co Ltd
2	Type of Power Station	Lignite Cola fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	November 1999
4	Place	Naroli, Surat
5	Total Unit	2 Unit
6	Total Generation	250 MW

Tata Power Co Ltd

1	Name of Power station	Tata Power Co Ltd
2	Type of Power Station	Cola fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	28 December 2006
4	Place	Mundra (Kucthh)
5	Total Unit	5 Unit
6	Total Generation	4150 MW

Torrent Power Ltd

1	Name of Power station	Torrent Power Ltd
2	Type of Power Station	Cola fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	1988
4	Place	Ahmedabad
5	Total Unit	4 Unit
6	Total Generation	515 MW

Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) (Coal Fired Power Plants)

            Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd. Owned around whole market of government sector’s coal fired power plant of Gujarat. Total Generation of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd around 4150 MW, and also increased in future. Around 80 % of GSECL’s Power plants are operational coal fired capacity is on out-dated, and also producing more pollution than new power plants. Coal fire thermal power plant like Ukai thermal power plant, Sikka thermal power plant and Gandhingar thermal power plant commissioned more than 30 year ago. GSECL’s more than 2 coal fired power plants in under construction.

Wanakbori Thermal Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Coal fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	March 1982
4	Place	Kheda
5	Total Unit	7 Unit
6	Total Generation	2270 MW

Sikka Thermal Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Sikka Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Coal fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	March 1988
4	Place	Jamnagar
5	Total Unit	2 Unit
6	Total Generation	500 MW

Ukai Thermal Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Ukai Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Coal fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	March 1976
4	Place	Ukai, Tapi
5	Total Unit	4 Unit
6	Total Generation	1110 MW

Kutch GSECL Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Kutch GSECL Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Lignite Coal fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	1990
4	Place	Panadhro (Kutch)
5	Total Unit	4 Unit
7	Total Generation	290 MW

Gandhingar Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Gandhingar Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Cola fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	1977
4	Place	Gandhingar
5	Total Unit	3 Unit
7	Total Generation	630 MW

Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Coal fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	1965- 2010
4	Place	Dhuvaran, Aanand
5	Total Unit	5 Unit
7	Total Generation	220 MW

Bhavnagar Lignite Power Station (New Installed)

1	Name of Power station	Bhavnagar Lignite Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Lignite fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	2017
4	Place	Ghogha, Bhavnagar
5	Total Unit	2 Unit
6	Total Generation	500 MW

Wanakbori Thermal Power Station (New Installed)

1	Name of Power station	Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Coal fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	October 2019
4	Place	Wanakbori, Kheda
5	Total Unit	1 Unit
6	Total Generation	800MW

Gujarat’s Gas Fired Power Plants

            Gujarat cover around 25 % of total gas fired power plants generation of India. Total installed capacity of gas fired power plant of Gujarat around 6500 MW. Gas fired power plant provide more flexibility than Coal fired thermal power plant and even easy to operate. Gujarat with its already existing expansive gas fired thermal power plant compare infrastructure and even on great stage take lead of large variable renewable energy generation and its transmission and construction.  

Dhuvaran Gas Based CCPP

1	Name of Power station	Dhuvaran Gas Based CCPP
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	January 2004
4	Place	Dhuvaran, Anand
5	Total Unit	4 Unit
6	Total Generation	595 MW

Essar Hazira Thermal Power Plant

1	Name of Power station	Essar Hazira Thermal Power Plant
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	2006
4	Place	Hazira, Surat
5	Total Unit	2 Unit
6	Total Generation	515 MW

Jhanor-Ghandhar Thermal Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Jhanor-Ghandhar Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	March 1994
4	Place	Bharuch
5	Total Unit	4 Unit
6	Total Generation	657 MW

Kawas Thermal Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Kawas Thermal Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	March 1992
4	Place	Surat
5	Total Unit	6 Unit
6	Total Generation	656 MW

Utran Gas Based Power Station

1	Name of Power station	Utran Gas Based Power Station
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	December 1992
4	Place	Surat
5	Total Unit	6 Unit
6	Total Generation	510 MW

Pipavav CCPP Power Plant

1	Name of Power station	Pipavav CCPP Power Plant
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	December 2010
4	Place	Pipavav
5	Total Unit	2 Unit
6	Total Generation	702 MW

Baroda CCPP Power Plant

1	Name of Power station	Baroda CCPP Power Plant
2	Type of Power Station	Gas fired Thermal Power Station
3	Commissioning  year	February 1992
4	Place	Baroda
5	Total Unit	4 Unit
6	Total Generation	160 MW