VISAKHAPATNAM: In a significant move towards environmental stewardship and reduce
sulphur
in
emissions
,
Simhadri super thermal power station
of NTPC at Parawada in Anakapalle district, to install flue gas de-sulfurisation (FGD) system, which are air pollution control devices for sulphur dioxide emissions.
The 2,000 MW Simhadri super thermal power station of NTPC has been achieving the cent per cent fly ash utilization with the support of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Head of Project- NTPC Simhadri Plant, Sanjay Kumar Sinha said that
NTPC-Simhadri
is also striving hard to install sulphur dioxide-reducing technology FGD. The installation of FGD in all units is expected to be commissioned by Dec 2024. We have installed and commissioned low NOx Burners in Stage-2 Units. NTPC has four units and all units use coal as primary fuel. The presence of sulphur in coal leads to the production of SOx emission. To meet the revised norms of pollution control board, NTPC-Simhadri is in the process of installation of FGD in all the four units and the awarded value of the project is around Rs871 crore. After the installation of FGD, the SO2 emission will come down below MoEF and CC notification of 200 mg/Nm3.
NTPC-Simhadri station has generated around 10,300 million units (MU) of energy during the current fiscal 2023-24. The Plant Load Factor (PLF) for the current fiscal was 65.58 per cent with Forced outrage (a measure of reliability of the Station) being less than 2.5 per cent. The plant achieved 100 percent utilisation of fly ash, a byproduct of the coal-fired power generation. The Plant has been achieving more than 100 percent fly ash utilisation for the past seven years and it recorded the highest utilisation of 176 per cent in 2022-23, Sinha added.
Sanjay Kumar Sinha said that NTPC-Simhadri has achieved the targets of power generation, ash utilization and in several other parameters in 2023-24. Simhadri plant has not recorded any loss in generation due to coal shortage in the fiscal. NTPC-Simhadri has supplied the flyash to NHAI for a number of road projects and execution of ongoing projects. NTPC has supplied more than 130 lakh MT of ash for NHAI road projects in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Anakapalle and Srikakulam districts. The plant has exported tonnes of fly ash to other countries, he added.
Recognizing the imperative for diversification, Sinha said that NTP had commissioned the largest floating solar PV Project of 25 MW on the reservoir of its Simhadri station and plans to increase the power capacity by adding 18.5 MW in the coming days within the facility’s premises, paving the way of self-generated clean energy.
Dr V Jayan, Addl General Manager (EMG) of NTPC-Simhadri said that they have conducted Marine Ecology study in the year 2021-22 by NABL accredited lab. The result shows no damage to marine organisms due to power plant activities. Also, a Health risk assessment study was conducted covering all the surrounding villages by the MoEF accredited agency. The study covered the Risk associated with power plant on surrounding area by way of studying air, water, soil, agricultural produce, livestock and human population. The outcome of the study indicated no adverse impact on human and livestock health, he added.
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