Punjab’s first Thermal plant founded on 500 years of Guru Nanak; PSPCL disposing it on 550th Gurpurab
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
PSPCL (Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd) has floated a Global Tenders for Disposing off Unit no 1 &2 (2*110 MW) under Stage-1 of Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP), Bathinda, on “ As is where is” basis.
As per the sources “having generated electricity for 43 years to meet the power demand of Punjab, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant shut down forever on sep 27,2017 as all the four units of the power plant had outlived their designed life, so the authorities are going to dispose off”.
As per the tender’ “based on the response to this EOI, PSPCL may float NIT for Request for Proposal (RFP) to shortlist eligible parties, which can participate for Request for Quotation (RFQ). However, PSPCL may, at its absolute discretion either modify or abandon any part or whole of the document and /or process, without giving prior notice to any or all the applicant”.
Interested parties may furnish their “Expression of Interest” with all the necessary details & documents in hard as well in soft form (CD) in a sealed cover envelope super-scribing: EOI: Disposal of Unit I & II. Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) Bathinda, Punjab along with the covering letter duly signed by an authorized representative by 11.00 Hrs dated 29/11/2019 in the office of- Superintending Engineer/MM-1, GNDTP, Bathinda 151002, Punjab, India
Kamalpreet Singh a resident said “it is a coincidence that GNDTP-founded on 500 years of Guru Nanak; PSPCL-to dispose of it on 550th Gurpurab”
Background
The foundation stone of the GNDTP thermal power plant, comprising of four units of 110 MW each was laid on 19th November, 1969, the quincentenary year of the birth of the great Guru Nanak Dev Ji from whom it gets its present name. Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant(GNDTP), Bathinda (Punjab) is a unit of Punjab state Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) and is situated on NH-7 highway .The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of PSPCL having an installed capacity of 460 MW i.e. two units of 110 MW each & 2 Units of 120 MW each. The unit I & II were commissioned during the year 1974 and 1976 respectively Major R&M as per guidelines of CEA was carried out and Units II &I were again commissioned in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
