630 MW Bokaro hermal Station of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was ordered to shut down on October 24 as it was found polluting the Kolar River.
The Ash ponds of Bokaro thermal station were overflowing and the ash was being released to the Kolar River which is a subsidiary of Damodar River in gross violation of pollution norms. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board had raised serious objection which DVC was unable to address. The Chief Secretary Jharkhand has ordered the total shutdown of the station to save the Damodar River from further degradation.
All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) in a letter to Union Power Minister has alleged that the shutdown of this station is a case of management failure on part of DVC. An enquiry into the events leading to the closure of Bokaro thermal unit and management failure needs to be ordered.
The closure of this station will cause immediate and direct financial loss to DVC as the DVC tariff is governed by CERC and capacity charges get reduced when station availability falls. Capacity charges are recovered through tariff and when station power is zero the revenue loss is immediate.
AIPEF has suggested that a task force or crisis management group may be set up to tackle the ash problem and to revive the plant.
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