B4 b-4 Water use efficiency at DCR Thermal Power Station- Yamuna Nagar [Year

2016-2017]

Water, water and water will be the buzzword in the world by 2050. Presently India has
18% of world population but only 4% of the global water resources, which is depleting
very rapidly. Water is the key component for ensuring smooth operations of any plant,
being utilized in humongous quantity mainly for cooling purposes in the thermal power
plant.

Recommendations:

 Plant engineers are fully capable to address the minor water wastages such as
leakages and seepages from duct and reservoir, hence not included

 Measurement of water at each utility point

 Revaluating of design in association with OEM of AHP for stopping the operation
of 2x 280 Cum/hr. pumps for ESPs first field.

 Rain water harvesting water collected can be used as CT make up through

implementation of technology, thus reducing the quantum of raw water intake
and associated cost.

 By operating the cooling towers at high CoC, the blow down quantity can be
adjusted in tune with water requirement just adequate for its use in ash handling
and coal dust suppression. This way, most cost effective Zero Liquid discharge
(ZLD) is achieved without any further investment for water recovery methods and
evaporators for high concentration effluent left after RO- water recovery process.

 The calculations of achieving ZLD at DCR Thermal Plant at 22 CoC are indicated
above. The water saving will be to the tune of 13% of total make up water
supplied to the cooling tower and specific water consumption will be 2.46
Cum/MWh.

 However, the CoC can be adjusted depending on the overall water requirement
of the plant so that dependency on external sources of water can be minimized
and plant can be operated with Zero liquid Discharge (ZLD) without any need of
expensive system like RO followed by evaporator or softening plant. This
 facilitate in achieving the environmental norms as notified on 7 December 2015,
which is 3.5 Cum/MWh for this plant.

 8.2 MW solar power plant can be installed on a 28 acre of reservoir-assuming

70% of the area utilize out of 40 acres of reservoir. The average daily solar
irradiation in Haryana is 5.26 kWh/m2/day and hence an 8.2 MW solar power
plant would generate about 12.2 million units (Million kWh) of electricity in a year.
However, studies have shown that a floating solar power plant generates about
3-5% more power compared to the conventional ground mount/roof top
installation due to the natural cooling effect of water under the panels.

 In Summary, a 40 acre or an 8.2 MW floating solar power plant generates about

12 million units of electricity and saves around 1,78,450 m3 of water in a year.