The plant was constructed as a 120-MW gas turbine power plant with four units, each with a capacity of 30 MW, the plant with all the four units was commissioned in February–March 1996. The power station was built at a cost of about ₹ 400 crores. The first two units were supplied by Overseas Economic Co-operative Fund, Japan, while the third and fourth units were from BHEL.[1][2]
The plant is run and maintained by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and is normally used during peak hours (06:00 to 09:00 hours and 18:00 to 21:00 hours).[2]
Operationsedit
The units can be operated by various fuels, such as naphtha and natural gas (dual-fuel system), and the starting fuel used is high-speed diesel (HSD). However, due to non-availability of natural gas/LNG in Chennai, the units are operated on naphtha fuel. From 20 January 2010, the units are run also as synchronous condenser to supply reactive power to the grid for better voltage profile and system stability. The plant is operated in open cycle mode.[1] The cost of generation of power at the plant was ₹ 9.72 per unit.[3]
On 6 March 2000, a fire broke out at around 21:00 hours at Unit IV of the power station, which was put out by more than 20 fire tenders and Metrowater tankers. Initially, smoke emanated from the reduction gear compartment used to reduce the speed of the machine. At the time of the event, three of the four units were functioning, generating 90 MW of power. All the units were switched off as a precautionary measure until the fire was put out. There was neither any causality nor any loss of power generation.[2]
^ abc. TANGEDCO.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ abcRamakrishnan, T. (7 March 2000). . The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
^. tantransco.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ abcd(PDF). Performance Review of Thermal Power Stations 2006-07. cea.nic.in. 2007. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
basin, bridge, turbine, power, station, state, owned, fuel, based, power, plant, located, basin, bridge, chennai, capacity, operated, tamil, nadu, state, electricity, board, countryindialocationbasin, bridge, chennai, tamil, naducoordinates13, 09861, 26944, 09. Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station is a state owned gas fuel based power plant located in Basin Bridge Chennai It has a capacity of 120 MW and is operated by the Tamil Nadu State Electricity Board Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power StationCountryIndiaLocationBasin Bridge Chennai 600 012 Tamil NaduCoordinates13 05 55 N 80 16 10 E 13 09861 N 80 26944 E 13 09861 80 26944StatusOperationalCommission dateFebruary March 1996Construction cost 490 23 crores 1 Owner s TNEBOperator s TNEBThermal power stationPrimary fuelNaphthaSecondary fuelNatural gasPower generationUnits operational4 30 MWNameplate capacity120 MW edit on Wikidata Contents 1 History 2 Operations 2 1 Capacity 3 Incidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe plant was constructed as a 120 MW gas turbine power plant with four units each with a capacity of 30 MW the plant with all the four units was commissioned in February March 1996 The power station was built at a cost of about 400 crores The first two units were supplied by Overseas Economic Co operative Fund Japan while the third and fourth units were from BHEL 1 2 The plant is run and maintained by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board TNEB and is normally used during peak hours 06 00 to 09 00 hours and 18 00 to 21 00 hours 2 Operations editThe units can be operated by various fuels such as naphtha and natural gas dual fuel system and the starting fuel used is high speed diesel HSD However due to non availability of natural gas LNG in Chennai the units are operated on naphtha fuel From 20 January 2010 the units are run also as synchronous condenser to supply reactive power to the grid for better voltage profile and system stability The plant is operated in open cycle mode 1 The cost of generation of power at the plant was 9 72 per unit 3 Capacity edit Unit Number Installed Capacity MW Make Date of Commissioning Fuel Combined Open cycle Status1 30 Sumitomo amp ABB 12 February 1996 Naphtha Open cycle Running 4 2 30 Sumitomo amp ABB 25 February 1996 Naphtha Open cycle Running 4 3 30 BHEL 26 March 1996 Naphtha Open cycle Running 4 4 30 BHEL 31 March 1996 Naphtha Open cycle Running 4 Incidents editOn 6 March 2000 a fire broke out at around 21 00 hours at Unit IV of the power station which was put out by more than 20 fire tenders and Metrowater tankers Initially smoke emanated from the reduction gear compartment used to reduce the speed of the machine At the time of the event three of the four units were functioning generating 90 MW of power All the units were switched off as a precautionary measure until the fire was put out There was neither any causality nor any loss of power generation 2 See also editList of power stations in IndiaReferences edit a b c Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station TANGEDCO gov in Archived from the original on 30 March 2014 Retrieved 30 March 2014 a b c Ramakrishnan T 7 March 2000 Fire at Basin Bridge power plant The Hindu Chennai Archived from the original on 25 March 2014 Retrieved 25 March 2014 Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station tantransco gov in Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 6 April 2014 a b c d Section 10 Gas Turbines PDF Performance Review of Thermal Power Stations 2006 07 cea nic in 2007 Archived from the original pdf on 23 February 2015 Retrieved 6 April 2014 Portals nbsp India nbsp EnergyExternal links editPage in Global Energy Observatory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station amp oldid 1088882527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
