Locating a Thermal Power Station

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Presentation Plan
Site Selection Grading of Sites Development of Site Arrangement FEASIBILITY STUDY

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Site Selection
Defining the area from which site is to be selected; load center/ co-generation/green-field project etc. Charaterizing the siting area; for identifying water/road ways, existing transmission routes, fuel sources etc Defining exclusion area; based on national territory / parks, monuments etc Narrowing down the choice by reviewing the maps, photographs, hydrology data, vegetation, transportation access, transmission corridor, topography, geology, work force availability, waste disposal, environmental impact, etc.

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Site Selection, contd.

Grading of Sites : Assigning credit to evaluation criteria Fuel availability & cost Plant Waste Site topography/ wet land/barren land/land availability Water source and long term availability, local allocation Soil characteristics/vegetation etc Transmission network Transportation network; road, waterways, air etc Environmental considerations

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Site Selection, contd.

Grading of Sites : Actual visit to Sites & evaluation of Site development cost factor for Actual plant and support infrastructure Overall ranking of Sites Sensitivity analysis Primary & Secondary sites

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Development of Site Arrangement

Defining and Identifying Fuel delivery mode Location of railhead/road etc Location of connecting points for water & sewer lines Amount of water to be stored & storage methods Type of circulating water system Location of electrical grid connection

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Development of Site Arrangement

Defining and Identifying Probable location of waste discharge points Location of combustion waste disposal sites and amount to be stored Direction of wind (Summer & Winter) Amount of fuel storage Location of environmental sensitive area that would affect the site arrangement Location of areas for construction facility

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COST COMPARISON
Major Utilities Comparative Installed entering/existing CPC Unit Cost Plant Access Road Rs X per m Railroad track road Rs X per m Natural gas pipe line Rs X per m Plant make up water pipeline Rs X per m Electrical Transmission line Rs 2.5 X per m Circulating water pipeline Rs 7.0 X per m Coal conveyer on ground Rs 10 X per m Coal conveyer overhead Rs 20 X per m
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RADIAL CONCEPT
Electricity

Fuel

Central Plant Complex

Waste

Water

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Central Power Complex is centrally located. It offers optimum space for other main areas. It creates buffer space between CP and adjoining area. Cooling Tower position. Drift must not reach switchyard, coal storage area and should not reach CPC. Length should be minimum to cut costs. It should be minimum 350 m from switchyard and 250 m from CPC.
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Coal storage It occupies large and level space. It should have 15-120 days of stored coal. Not to be far off from CPC to cut costs on account of costly conveyers. Appropriate rail delivery system, curves, gradients, length of train affects unloading point in / and storage area. Coal dust is not blown onto CPC or nearby property. Space around Coal storage area for a run-off pond.
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Combustion Waste Sizing for life span for Bottom ash, fly ash, FGD wastes It occupies 10-20 % of total site area. If possible, return the ash to coal mine/land filling. Ground area must be lined to avoid seepage Run-off Pond to catch ash near storage space. Water storage It has to have 3-7 days water requirement.
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SCOPE FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY

It provides a base to justify the investments for a project ( power) considering different options. Technology Economic Commercial

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INPUTS
Defined Capacity

Selected location
Type of Plant

Fuel availability

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OUTPUTS
An optimised solution for Site Arrangement Configuration Selection of Engg. Equipment systems Manpower requirement Profit /loss Operating pattern
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Feasibility study-Objectives
Feasibility study is not an end in itself;
It doesn't leads to an end ; It helps for reaching a conclusion that is a sound proposition.

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VARIOUS ASPECTS
It considers all the activities that must take place for power generation, including Auxiliary operations. Storage of inputs including fuel, material etc Storage of outputs including waste material, byproducts etc. Housing for employees Training need Recreational facility Support facility
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VARIOUS ASPECTS, contd..

Data for feasibility study:

OEM Past experience from similar units Published data Consultants Development banks
These data must not be applied before proper conversion.

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VARIOUS ASPECTS, contd..

Investment Cost:
Fixed investment Production Cost Land & Technology Fuel Civil works Factory Preproduction costs Administrative Working capital Depreciation Overheads

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THANK YOU

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