Bellary Thermal Power station in Karnataka

The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited creates power in the Karnataka state. Hydroelectric, thermal, diesel, and gas power are all used. Electricity is also generated via wind and solar power. The Karnataka government formed this corporation on July 20, 1970, in response to a vision for independent corporations that could both produce and distribute power. 

Karnataka Power Corporation Limited had its start in 1970 with a small project. It had a capacity of 746 MW when it was built in the 1970s. Since then, it has grown its capacity to, 8738.305 MW, which is a considerable increase (2019).

Bellary Thermal Power Station in Karnataka

The Bellary Thermal Power Station in Karnataka was built in 2007, and it was put into service on December 3, 2007. The thermal power plant’s capacity was set at 1700 megawatt when approved. The thermal power plant has a capacity of 1700 Megawatts as well. There are no problems with the power plant right now (Running).

Coal is the world’s primary energy source. In Unit 3, the plant uses “SuperCritical” technology. KSPC is in charge of running Bellary Thermal Power Station in Karnataka, which is in Karnataka and is owned by KSPC. The company that makes the boiler, turbine, and generator for the plant is Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited or BHE.

It has a capacity of 1700 Megawatts from three units in operation (500 Megawatt x 2 units, 700 Megawatt x 1 unit). There are three units in Operation in 3 phases. On December 3, 2007, the first unit was put into service with a capacity of 500 Megawatts. 

As in Stage 2, the second unit was put into service on January 27, 2012, with a capacity of 500 Megawatts, just like in Stage 1. Unit number three, which was built in March 2016, has a capacity of 700 Megawatts. This is the project’s third phase. The first and second units can produce 12 million units each day. Unit 3 was implemented on September 28, 2010.

The Kaiga Atomic Power Station

Indian state Karnataka has a nuclear power plant called the Kaiga Generating Station (KGS). Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka is in the district of Karwar in the state. As soon as they had three units running, KGS made the fourth critical in November 2010 and plugged it into the grid in January 2011. There are now three nuclear power plants in India: the Tarapur plant has 1,400 megawatts, and the Rawatbhata plant has 1,180 megawatts. The third biggest in Kaiga.

KGS is operated by India’s Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL). Twenty years after it was built, its fourth nuclear power plant.

There are only six countries globally with nuclear power: the US, France, Japan, Russia and Korea. India has become the sixth country to have a nuclear power plant. It has made India’s nuclear power plant more powerful. It went from 4,560MW to 4,780MW.

For Units 5 and 6, KGS has also done a site survey. The government hasn’t yet approved them.

Kudgi Super Thermal Power Plant 

Kudgi Super Thermal Power Plant in Karnataka was signed in January 2009 by NTPC, the Power Company of Karnataka Limited, and the Energy Department of Karnataka to build a super thermal power plant in Kudgi.

“A special purpose vehicle (SPV) called Kudgi Transmission was used to build power transmission infrastructure.”

About 4,100 acres of land are being used for the project. Most of the land is barren and rocky, but some are used to grow single or commercial crops. The project got permission from the forest in September 2010.

Three supercritical once-through coal-fired boilers and three 800MW steam turbines make up the plant’s initial stage. This is the first phase. Two of Doosan’s three boilers create 2,550t of high-pressure steam per hour, with pressures and temperatures reaching 271 kg/cm2 and 569° C in an hour, respectively. A pipeline will bring water to the project site from the Almatti Dam on the Krishna River, about 18 km away. On the project site, the water is held in a reservoir. This is how it works: Approximately 8,000 tons of fly ash and 2,000 tons of bottom ash will be made at the plant. It’s used to get rid of the ash. It’s called a high-concentration slurry disposal (HCSD) system.

Conclusion

Power Plants are the primary source of electricity for any country that is still growing. Thermal power plants in our country make about 60% of the electricity we use. Fuel is blown into the boiler chamber and burnt at very high temperatures. This heats water and turns it into steam, which can be used to move things. During the process, steam with a lot of energy passes through it. 

This causes the turbine to move, causing the shaft to move at high speed. A generator is attached to one end of the turbine shaft. This generator generates electricity and sends it through the wires. The thermal power plant has many adverse effects on the land, soil, air, and people.

The thermal power plant is also said to emit a lot of mercury and make a lot of fly ash that harms its environment. These plants use a lot of water as well. Not enough attention is paid to the environment when we start new projects in our country. Several ways to cut down on thermal power plants’ pollution are discussed, and some new technologies are also discussed.