Bokaro Thermal Power Station B

Bokaro Thermal Power Station B (BTPS - B) is located at Bokaro district in Jharkhand, 44 km from the Bokaro Steel City and 55 km from Dhanbad city. The nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of DVC.

Bokaro Thermal Power Station B
Country	India
Location	Bokaro (Thermal), Bokaro District, Jharkhand
Coordinates	23°47′07″N 85°52′48″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1986
Owner	DVC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	3×210 MW
Nameplate capacity	630 MW
External links
Website	www.dvcindia.gov.in

Location

8km
5miles

W

E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

l

Bokaro
River

k

Konar
River

j

Damodar River

D

Tenughat
Dam

R

Petarwar

R

Nawadih

R

Kasmar

R

Mahuatand

R

Pindrajora

R

Siyaljori

R

Chandankiyari

F

Bokaro Steel Plant

F

Bokaro B TPS

F

Tenughat TPS

A

CCL Kathara Area

A

CCL Dhori Area

A

CCL B&K Area

M

Phusro

M

Chas

CT

Tenu

CT

Bhandra

CT

Tanr Balidih

CT

Jena

CT

Bandh Dih

CT

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

CT

Saram

CT

Lalpania

CT

Hasir

CT

Gomia

CT

Bandhgora

CT

Bokaro Steel City

CT

Dugda

CT

Sijhua

CT

Bursera

CT

Termi

CT

Chandrapura

CT

Narra

CT

Telo

CT

Jaridih Bazar

CT

Bermo

CT

Kurpania

CT

Bokaro (Thermal)

CT

Bhojudih

CT

Amlabad

   

Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bokaro Thermal Power Station B is located at 23°47′07″N 85°52′48″E.

Area overview

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ft) above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is 1,291.2 millimetres (50.83 in). The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.^[1][2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Power plant

Bokaro Thermal Power Station B has an installed capacity of 630 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1986. The station is located on the banks of the Konar River near Bokaro ‘A’ Thermal Power Station. Entire power generated by the plant is supplied to DVC network.^[3]

The now defunct Bokaro ‘A’ Thermal Power Station which was the first thermal power plant of the DVC system (commissioned in 1953), was scrapped. In place of which, one 500 MW unit has been commissioned by BHEL in May 2016.

Installed capacity

Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
1	210	March 1986	Decommissioned
2	210	November 1990	decommissioned
3	210	August 1993	Decommissioned

The boilers are of ABL make, while the turbines and generators are of BHEL make.^[4]

See also

• Energy portal
• India portal

• Chandrapura Thermal Power Station
• Durgapur Thermal Power Station
• Mejia Thermal Power Station