6 VTPS thermal units synchronised in record time

Vijayawada: In a big respite, six thermal plant units of Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS) were flashed and synchronised in a record time of around four hours and got them quickly back into generation following timely intervention.

The six VTPS units of APGenco got tripped because of a bus fault and due to failure of the station supply unit where around 1000 MW generation was suddenly lost during the evening peak period.

Managing Director of APGenco, K V N Chakradhar Babu and the team under the guidance of Special Chief Secretary of Energy K Vijayanand inspected the VTPS plant till the small hours of Thursday and handled the event without much load relief. All the emergency units like hospitals and railways were saved from having interruptions.

During the review of thermal power generation with APGenco, Chakradhar Babu said they are aiming at sustainability of 100 per cent output from the thermal generation units to meet the growing energy demand. Due to rising temperatures, the daily energy demand has touched the highest level in the last eight years at 247 MU on May 16, 2023, where as the energy demand was 195 MU on the same day last year.

The present day energy demand is more than around 20 per cent when compared to the demand of the same day last year. APGenco has registered a record level of electricity generation in the State with 105.62 million units (5,137 MW) of electricity on May 11, 2023.

“APGenco is taking stringent steps to prevent any problems in power generation including supply of coal from coal fields and also ensuring efficient generation of power at better heat rate and optimisation of fuel resources. Efforts are being made to adopt the best practices, improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions. APGenco will strive hard to be the best organisation at national level in power generation and maintaining the highest PLF,” he said.