Useful for Diploma/BE Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.

1. Sandipani Technical Campus: Faculty of engineering,
Nanded Road Kolpa, Latur
Submitted by-
Prof. Vedpathak Shantanu B.
M.E. Heat Power

2. Site Selection
for
Thermal Power
Plant

3.  Availability of coal
The Steam power station should be located near the coal
mine so that transportation cost of fuel is minimum.
A thermal plant of 400MW Capacity requires 5000 to
6000 tons of coal per day.

4.  Available of Water
A large quantity of water is required for boiler,
condenser, disposal of ash & drinking water for staff,
so the plant should be located near the river, lake etc

5.  Transportation Facility
For steam power station provide better transportation
facility for the transportation of man, machinery etc.
It is always necessary to have a railway line available
near plant for bringing heavy machinery

6.  Nature of land:
Land should have good bearing capacity & it has to
withstand the dead load of the plant.

7.  Space requirement
The average land requirement is 3 to 5 acres per MW
capacity which includes coal storage, ash disposal,
staff- colony, market facilities.

8.  Ash disposal facilities
The ash can be easily disposed off to river, sea or lake
economically if such facilities are available at plant
site. The ash to be handle is as large as 1500 to 2000
tones per day

9.  Availability of labour
Cheap labour should be available at the proposed site
as enough labour is required during construction of
plant

10.  Public problems
Thermal power plant produces flue gases, these gases
will effect to live human being, so the plant should be
located away from populated area.