Ravindra B Gohane
Dr. Sunil VDeshmukh
Abstract
Power sector is a very important sector for the development of any country. Coal based thermal power constitutes 70% of power generation in India and is vital element in economic development of nation. With increased competition in electricity generation because of use non-conventional energy sources, regulatory requirements and substantial growth of power stations, it has become imperative for thermal power stations to focus on cost of generation and reduce the non-value adding activities. From this perspective all the power stations are focussing on reducing the loss of generation because of many factors such as annual overhaul, wet coal, tripping's, non-availability of coal etc.This study focuses on identifying factors of loss of generation and relationship between these factors through regression analysis. The data has been collected from 7 power stations for last 6 years and a regression model is developed with the help of SPSS software to identify the relationship between loss of generation & factors affecting it. Thereafter, guidelines for further improvement to reduce loss of generation are provided.
Keywords- Regression analysis, thermal power plant, SPSS, loss of generation