Guru Hargobind (Lehra Mohabbat) Power Station

Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant (GHPT) Lehra Mohabbat is a 920 megawatt (MW) coal plant located about 6 km west of Rampura in Punjab state, India.

Background
The power station is operated by Punjab State Electricity Board. The project comprises 2 phases, and a third phase has been proposed. The current source of coal for the plant is North Karanpura of Central Coal field Ltd. Pachhwara captive coal block

Phase I

 * Unit 1 - 210 MW - commissioned December 29, 1997
 * Unit 2 - 210 MW - commissioned October 16, 1998

Phase II

 * Unit 3 - 250 MW - commissioned February 5, 2008; Commercial production: October 16, 2008
 * Unit 4 - 250 MW - Began operation: October 16, 2008; began commercial production: January 25, 2010

Notes on Phase II: Commissioning of units 3 and 4 was delayed for nearly two years. Many problems were found with unit 3's new boiler and coal feeding system, and the plant was shut down three separate times before it started producing electricity commercially.

Phase III
The Punjab government has proposed a third stage of 500 MW.

Project Details for Phase III (500 MW)
Sponsor: Punjab State Power Corporation Location: Lehra Mohabbat, Bathinda, Punjab, India Coordinates: 30.266554729757, 75.166096687317 Status: Proposed Nameplate capacity: 500 MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

Resources and articles

 * "PSEB - Lehra Mohabbat" Punjab State Power Corporation, accessed March 2012.
 * "Seven units of Lehra Mohabbat, Bathinda thermal plants trip Power generation comes to a halt" PSEB Engineers' Association, accessed March 2012.
 * "GHTP, LEHRA MOHABBAT" PSEB, accessed March 2012.

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