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The concept of supercritical technology was first introduced in India by

the planning commission in its Integrated Energy Policy Report 2006.
Consequently, country adopted the supercritical and then
ultra-supercritical technology to improve the efficiency of coal power
plants. And recently, the Ministry of Science & Technology announced a
National Mission on advanced ultra supercritical technologies for cleaner
coal utilisation.
India’s first advanced ultra-supercritical thermal power plant would be

set up in the Sipat station of the National Thermal Power Corporation
(NTPC) in Chhattisgarh.
The coal-fired project, one of the ambitious plans of the Centre, would
have a capacity of 800 Mw. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
(IGCAR) has developed the technology, while power equipment
major BHEL will design and manufacture the boiler and other
equipment that NTPC would use.
The project is proposed to be executed in two phases. The objective of
the first phase of the project is to undertake R&D on all aspects of
Adv-USC technology for thermal power plants in order to improve power
plant efficiency, reduce carbon-dioxide emissions and reduce coal
consumption per unit of power generated. In the second phase, an 800
MWe Adv-USC Demonstration power plant based on the developed
technology will be established
What is Advanced Ultra-Supercritical (AUSC) Technology?

The pulverised coal power plants are divided into four categories based
on operating temperature, pressure and efficiency of steam cycle.
 First is subcritical pulverised coal power plant that operates with
critical temperature and critical pressure of water below 540 degree
and 170-220 bars and has operating efficiency below 38%.
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 Second is supercritical pulverised coal plant that operates with

critical temperature and critical pressure above 615 degree and 250
bars and reaches efficiency upto 42%.
 Third is ultra-supercritical pulverised coal plant that operates with
critical temperature and critical pressure of water above 620 degree
and 330 bars and reaches efficiency in the range of 42% to 46 %.
 Fourth is advanced ultra-supercritical pulverised coal technology that
operates with critical temperature and critical pressure of water in
range of 700-760 degrees and 350 bars and targets operating
efficiency greater than 50%.
Salient Features of National Mission on Advanced Ultra-Supercritical

(AUSC) Technology:
 The mission aims to spend nearly $ 238 million on cleaner coal
utilisation technology It proposes setting up of two Centres of
Excellence on clean coal technologies.
 Government has approved a budget of Rs 1554 crore for the
research and development of AUSC technology for thermal power
plants.
 The design of the 800 MW advanced ultra supercritical (AUSC) boiler
for coal power plant is expected to be ready by 2019-2020.
 It aims to construct Smart Grids & and improve Energy Storage
facility in the country.
 Government has also announced two Mission Innovation-centric
funding opportunities in smart grid and off grid access.
 Under the Indo–US Joint Clean Energy Research Programme, a new
collaborative public–private programme on Smart Grids & Energy
Storage has been approved.
Conclusion:
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The 2980-Mw Sipat Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC located in

Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district is unique in many aspects. This was the
first station of NTPC, where supercritical technology was introduced and
765 Kilovolt switchyard was established first time in the history of NTPC
as well as the country.
The plant built with AUSC technology would have 5% more efficient than
the existing thermal plants and help in 12 % savings in coal, thus
reducing the overall amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Use of
this technology in all future large coal-fired power plants will ensure
energy security for the country for a longer period as well as the greener
environment.
Power generation from coal-fired power plants contributes to about
38 % of CO2 pollution in the atmosphere. AUSC technology would help
in 20 %reduction in CO2 emission at source combined with 20 % in coal
consumption compared to sub-critical plants.the AUSC operating
efficiency is expected to be above 50% which is much higher than
sub-critical and super critical technology. Hence, the project would lead
to capital cost savings.

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The concept of supercritical technology was first introduced in India by

India’s first advanced ultra-supercritical thermal power plant would be

What is Advanced Ultra-Supercritical (AUSC) Technology?

 Second is supercritical pulverised coal plant that operates with

Salient Features of National Mission on Advanced Ultra-Supercritical

The 2980-Mw Sipat Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC located in

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