Singareni Collieries expects to commission unit in Telangana by November.

The first unit of 2x600 MW power plant being developed by the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited is expected to be commissioned by November this year.

The newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Singareni Collieries, N Sridhar held a meeting with NTPC, BHEL and McNally Bharat all part of the project coming up in Adilabad district of Telangana.

While NTPC is the consultant for the project, BHEL is the Boiler-turbine-generator component executing agency and McNally Bharat is the balance of plant provider for the coal fired thermal plant.

The meeting was convened by SCCL to take hands on information on the project status, contingency plans for compressing time and completing the project ahead of schedule as desired by the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who had visited the plant site in December to oversee its progress.

As per plans, it is proposed to light up the boiler by May 2015. Boiler light up is an important milestone wherein a boiler will be ignited using light diesel oil. This ensures major completion of the boiler works and thereafter the boiler preparation activities such as steam blowing are readied.

All the contractors have assured SCCL to hasten up the approval of plans and procurement of materials to meet the timelines. The synchronisation of the first unit is expected in November.

During the meeting, issues relating to water supply, land acquisition for rail connectivity among others, which are part of Singareni Collieries were sorted out.


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