Onliporno at 18:19, 16 March 2026

2026-03-16T18:19:31Z

New page

{{Short description|Building in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station
| name_official =
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|13|05|55|N|80|16|10|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| location = [[Basin bridge]], [[Chennai]] 600 012, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| status = O
| construction_began =
| commissioned = February–March 1996
| decommissioned =
| cost = {{INR}} 490.23 crores<ref name="TANGEDCO_BBGasTurbineStation"/>
| owner = [[TNEB]]
| operator = [[TNEB]]
| th_fuel_primary = [[Naphtha]]
| th_fuel_secondary = [[Natural gas]]
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| ps_units_operational = 4 × 30 MW
| ps_units_manu_model =
| ps_cogeneration =
| ps_combined_cycle =
| ps_electrical_capacity = 120 MW
| ps_electrical_cap_fac =
| website =
| extra =
}}

'''Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station''' is a state-owned gas fuel-based power plant located in [[Basin bridge]], [[Chennai]]. It has a capacity of 120 [[Watt#Megawatt|MW]] and is operated by the [[Tamil Nadu State Electricity Board]].

==History==
The plant was constructed as a 120-MW gas turbine power plant with four units, each with a capacity of 30 MW, the plant with all the four units was commissioned in February–March 1996. The power station was built at a cost of about {{INR}} 400 crores. The first two units were supplied by Overseas Economic Co-operative Fund, Japan, while the third and fourth units were from [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]].<ref name="TANGEDCO_BBGasTurbineStation">{{cite web
| title = Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station
| publisher = TANGEDCO.gov.in
| url = http://www.tangedco.gov.in/bb1.php
| access-date = 30 Mar 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330113209/http://www.tangedco.gov.in/bb1.php
| archive-date = 30 March 2014
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name="Hindu_FireAtBBPowerPlant"/>

The plant is run and maintained by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and is normally used during peak hours (06:00 to 09:00 hours and 18:00 to 21:00 hours).<ref name="Hindu_FireAtBBPowerPlant"/>

==Operations==
The units can be operated by various fuels, such as [[naphtha]] and [[natural gas]] (dual-fuel system), and the starting fuel used is [[high-speed diesel]] (HSD). However, due to non-availability of natural gas/LNG in Chennai, the units are operated on naphtha fuel. From 20 January 2010, the units are run also as synchronous condenser to supply reactive power to the grid for better voltage profile and system stability. The plant is operated in open cycle mode.<ref name="TANGEDCO_BBGasTurbineStation"/> The cost of generation of power at the plant was {{INR}} 9.72 per unit.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station
| publisher = tantransco.gov.in
| url = http://www.tantransco.gov.in/bb1.php
| access-date = 6 Apr 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407095426/http://www.tantransco.gov.in/bb1.php
| archive-date = 7 April 2014
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

===Capacity===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Unit Number !! Installed Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Make !! Date of Commissioning !! Fuel !! Combined/Open cycle !! Status
|-
| 1 || 30 || Sumitomo & ABB || 12 February 1996 || Naphtha || Open cycle || Running<ref name="CEA_NIC_Section10GasTurbines">{{cite web
| title = Section 10: Gas Turbines
| work = Performance Review of Thermal Power Stations 2006-07
| publisher = cea.nic.in
| year = 2007
| url = http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/yearly/thermal_perfm_review_rep/0607/SECTION-10.pdf
| format = pdf
| access-date = 6 Apr 2014
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150223192036/http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/yearly/thermal_perfm_review_rep/0607/SECTION-10.pdf
| archive-date = 2015-02-23
}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || 30 || Sumitomo & ABB || 25 February 1996 || Naphtha || Open cycle || Running<ref name="CEA_NIC_Section10GasTurbines"/>
|-
| 3 || 30 || BHEL || 26 March 1996 || Naphtha || Open cycle || Running<ref name="CEA_NIC_Section10GasTurbines"/>
|-
| 4 || 30 || BHEL || 31 March 1996 || Naphtha || Open cycle || Running<ref name="CEA_NIC_Section10GasTurbines"/>
|}

==Incidents==
On 6 March 2000, a fire broke out at around 21:00 hours at Unit IV of the power station, which was put out by more than 20 fire tenders and Metrowater tankers. Initially, smoke emanated from the reduction gear compartment used to reduce the speed of the machine. At the time of the event, three of the four units were functioning, generating 90 MW of power. All the units were switched off as a precautionary measure until the fire was put out. There was neither any causality nor any loss of power generation.<ref name="Hindu_FireAtBBPowerPlant">{{cite news
| last = Ramakrishnan
| first = T.
| title = 'Fire' at Basin Bridge power plant
| location = Chennai
| date = 7 March 2000
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2000/03/07/stories/04072233.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140325190918/http://www.hindu.com/2000/03/07/stories/04072233.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 25 March 2014
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 25 Mar 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of power stations in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Portal bar|India|Energy}}

==External links==
*[http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/2258 Page in Global Energy Observatory]

{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Power Plants of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Power plants in Chennai]]
[[Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1996]]

Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station - Revision history

Onliporno at 18:19, 16 March 2026