Maithon RBC TPP Unit-II line completion critical

As per the latest report of the Ministry of Power (MoP) on associated transmission system (ATS) availability for projects targeted during FY12, Unit-II of 525 MW Maithon RBC thermal power plant (TPP) is soon to be commissioned while the associated 400 kV D/C MRB-Ranchi transmission line is still not complete. It is expected that delay in transmission line completion will not affect the commissioning since there is capacity in the already available link.

Further, stringing of 304 circuit kilometers (ckm) of a total 376 ckm has been completed and 506 out of 534 towers have been erected. The pile work for the transmission line needs to be completed at the earliest too. Balance one railway as well as forest clearance need to be expedited and forest rights act (FRA) issue needs to be resolved.

Also, balance stringing needs to be completed at an accelerated pace. Bay work at Ranchi is under progress as well and the reactor has been received though works need to be hastened.

The 525 MW Maithon RBC TPP Unit-II, located in West Bengal, is a project of Maithon Power Limited (MPL). MPL is a joint venture of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Tata Power. Executing agency for ATS of the TPP is PowerGrid Corporation India Limited (PGCIL).