Question

At which place in the district of Kutch is the power station which utilizes lignite type of coal?
a. Pipavav
b. Panandhro
c. Bhuj
d. Bhachau

Answer 1

Hint:
This infrastructure is of TYPE II Coal Power Plant with a design capacity of 290 Mega Watts.
There are currently four units in service, Unit-4 has the CFBC boiler which is the first time introduced in GSECL.


Complete step by step solution:

Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station is positioned near the village of Panadhro in Lakhpat Taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat, India.

The plant is adjacent to the lignite mines (operated by the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation) and collects lignite directly from the mines.

Gujrat Thermal Power Stations:
- Gujarat, one of India's leading industrial states, was ranked second in total power output in India.
- Gujarat has 23 power schemes, 9 of them are thermal power plants.
- The state has been active in drawing several private companies to the power market, which is believed to benefit more.
- The installed capacity of Gujarat was estimated to be 11636 MW in 2009, out of which Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) produced 6107 MW, while the private sector generated 2852 MW, while the central sector generated 2677 MW.
- While a state of electricity shortage, Gujarat still boasts of an abundance of leading power-generating firms.
- Many of these are Tata Power Ltd, Adani Torrent Power Ltd, Power Ltd, NTPC Ltd, and Essar Power Ltd.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Gujarat is blessed with oil, lignite, gas deposits, and renewable energy sources comprising of solar, geo-and wind-thermal, water-based, etc.
The state of Gujarat also has a nuclear power plant situated in the south of Kakrapar near Surat. The power generation capacity of the plant is 440 MW.