AGARTALA, May 9 (TIWN): ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) powered first unit of Palatana Thermal Power Plant is scheduled to undergo shutdown for a routine Performance Guarantee Test (PGT) from May 17 midnight. A highly placed source in the OTPC informed TIWN on Friday that PGT would continue for minimum five days. The first turbine has to undergo the Performance Guarantee Test (PGT) to ensure longevity and smooth performance, the source informed.

Each unit of the Palatana power plant is capable of generating 363.3 MW power. The first unit is currently generating 350 MW of power out of which 92 MW goes to Tripura under the sharing agreement with NEC. Engineers and technicians of the BHEL would be overseeing the Performance Guarantee Test (PGT).

Earlier, it was decided Palatana power plant for routine maintenance,  PGT  was supposed to commence from April 27 last, but  due to heat wave condition, followed by  the continued requests from a number of State Governments in India’s Northeast, the ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) deferred scheduled shutdown of the first unit of OTPC Palatana thermal power plant. Tripura currently needs 247 MW power in the peak hours. The state’s own generation stands at 102 MW. With additional power coming from other states in the NE, there is no shortage as such.

ONGC's second unit of gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in Tripura will be operational in  September  this year, the OTPC official said.. However, power evacaution will remain  a major problem   as  the work for the 400 KV double circuit high tension line up from  Azaar to Bongaigaon is pending due to forest clearance said the official.  

Earlier News on Performance Gurantee Test (PGT) of OTPC Palatana

http://www.tripurainfoway.com/news-details/TN/5685/Performance+Gurantee+Test+in+OTPC's+Palatana+Plant+cancelled+due+to+severe+Heat+Wave+in+Tripura.html

www.tripurainfoway.com/news-details/TN/5621/performance-guarantee-test-of-otpc-to-commence-from-27th-april-tripura-likely-to-face-heavy-power-cut-for-a-week.html