Telangana Power Generation Corporation
State Government-owned Corporation- State PSU | |
Industry | Electricity generation |
Founded | June 2, 2014 |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Key people | D.Prabhakar Rao,CMD [1] |
Products | Electricity |
Website | http://www.tsgenco.co.in/ |
Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited is a power generating organization of Telangana.[2] It has ceased to do power trading and has retained with powers of controlling system operations of Power Generation after formation of Telangana state.[3]
Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited has been incorporated under companies Act, 2013, on 19 May 2014 and commenced its operations from 2 June 2014.[4]
History
The erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board which came into existence in 1959 was responsible for Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electricity.Under Electricity Sector Reforms agenda,Government of Andhra Pradesh promulgated Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reforms Act, 1998. The erstwhile APSEB was unbundled into one Generating Company (APGENCO), One Transmission Company (APTRANSCO) and Four Distribution Companies (APDISCOMs) as part of the reform process.
Later, on 2 June 2014, when the state was bifurcated, APGENCO distributed all the assets, liabilities and power stations to both the states and Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO) was formed for the newly formed Telangana state and APGENCO remained for Andhra Pradesh in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. All the plants (thermal, hydel and solar) located in Telangana region were transferred to Telangana Genco on an “as is where is” basis.[5]
Mission
- To spearhead accelerated power development by planning and implementing new power projects.[6]
- To generate adequate and reliable power most economically, efficiently and eco-friendly.
- To implement Renovation and Modernisation of all existing units and enhance their performance.
Power Plants of TSGENCO
The Power Plants[7] of TSGENCO are
Thermal-Coal based
Sr. No. | Project | Inst.Capacity (MW) | Total (MW) | Remarks | Gallery |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kakatiya TPP | 1x500+1x600 | 1100 | 600 MW Under Construction | |
2 | Kothagudem TPS | 4x60+4x120+2x250+1x500 | 1720 | 800 MW Under Construction | |
3 | Ramagundam TPS | 1x62.5 | 62.5 | ||
4 | Bhadradri Thermal Power Plant | 4x270 | 1080 MW Under Construction[8] | ||
Overall installed capacity (MW) | 2282.5 |
Hydro-Water based
Sr. No. | Project | Inst.Capacity (MW) | Total (MW) | Remarks | Gallery |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nagarjuna Sagar Main PH | 1x110+7x100.8 | 815.6 | 7x100.8 MW with pumping features | |
2 | Nagarjuna Sagar LCPH | 2x30 | 60 | ||
3 | Srisailam LBPH | 6x150 | 900 | 6x150 MW with pumping features | |
4 | Pochampad PH | 4x9 | 36 | ||
5 | Singur PH | 2x7.5 | 15 | ||
6 | Nizam Sagar PH | 2x5 | 10 | ||
7 | Puttamagandi AMRP Lift | 4x18 | Water pumping station | ||
8 | Paleru Mini Hydel | 2x1 | 2 | ||
9 | Peddapalli Mini Hydels | 1x9.16 | 9.16 | ||
10 | Pulichintala HEP | 4x30 | Under Construction | ||
11 | Lower Jurala HEP | 6x40 | Under Construction | ||
12 | Jurala HEP | 6x39 | 234 | 50% joint project with Karnataka state | |
Overall capacity (MW) | 2081.76 |
Non-Conventional Plants
Sr. No. | Project | Inst.Capacity (MW) |
---|---|---|
1 | Jurala Solar PV Plant | 1 |
Overall capacity (MW) | 1 |
See also
- List of Power Stations in Telangana
- Transmission Corporation of Telangana
- Solar power in India
- Wind power in India
- Torrefaction
- Central Electricity Authority of India
- Economics of new nuclear power plants
- Demand response
- National Grid (Great Britain)
- Spark spread
- Electricity market
- Electricity Act (2003)
References
- ↑ Prabhakar Rao appointed as T-GENCO CMD
- ↑ "TG Genco, Transco Created, to be Functional from June 2". Indian Express. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ http://www.tsgenco.co.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33
- ↑ Sudheer Goutham (30 May 2014). "Power plants division between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ Missions of TSGENCO
- ↑ http://www.apgenco.gov.in/administrator/uploadedfiles/location%20map%201.4.2012.pdf
- ↑ "Lay foundation stone for Manuguru power plant". Retrieved 28 March 2015.