Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant: Efforts to overcome difficulties to bring stable electricity to the national power system

These days, when hydroelectric plants have almost stopped operating because the water level is at dead water level, electricity for daily life and production of people and businesses depends entirely on thermal power plants and partly on solar and wind power sources. Therefore, thermal power plants are currently operating at full capacity with high intensity and under a lot of pressure.

Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant.

Thai Binh Power Center has 2 thermal power projects including Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant and Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Plant with a total capacity of 1,800 MW to meet the living and production needs of people and businesses not only for Thai Binh province, the Red River Delta region but also to support the supply of electricity to the southern provinces via the 500 kV line.

At Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant (My Loc Commune, Thai Thuy District), officers and workers are highly focused on operating, strengthening inspection and supervision of equipment and machinery, promptly repairing, preparing plans for natural disaster prevention and control, determined to maintain stable operation of 2 generators. Despite many difficulties due to hot weather and high work pressure, each officer and worker of Thai Binh Thermal Power Company still strives to complete assigned tasks. All recreational activities, sightseeing, and vacations of workers are postponed, the Company's number one priority is to operate production and supply of electricity to serve the country's socio-economic development during the current peak period of power shortage.

Since the beginning of the dry season, the two generators of Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant have been running at full capacity, generating electricity continuously 24/24 hours. The Company has had to assign its staff to work in 3 shifts and 5 shifts. In the photo: Engineers on duty operate the two generators in the central control room.

Mr. Vu Van Quang, who is in charge of the workshop's operations, said: Currently, the large power consumption leads to a sudden increase in the reactive power. We have to focus on monitoring and adjusting promptly, because if we are careless, it will cause a loss of power transmitted to the grid.

Under conditions of continuous operation of machinery at full capacity and high temperature environment, the boiler system, turbine, generator and environmental protection system are at risk of damage. In the photo: Workers are monitoring and supervising the operation of the turbine generator of Unit 1 of Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant.

Although the machines are operated automatically and have remote monitoring equipment, the workshop workers still go to directly check the equipment and machines. In the photo: A team of workers checks the operation of the turbine oil system.

Ms. Vu Thi Van, deputy workshop operator, said: Regularly monitoring, checking, and calibrating equipment will help the factory's machinery system operate reliably and safely, minimizing damage and incidents.

With the weather temperature of 37 - 39 ⁰ C combined with the heat from the furnace and machinery, the technical workers were drenched in sweat but always focused on repairing and maintaining the equipment to ensure safe and smooth operation.

With investment in modern machinery and technology and good implementation of periodic inspection, maintenance, repair and overhaul, the machinery system of Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant always operates stably. Despite many difficulties, since the beginning of the year, Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant has produced and distributed 1.64 billion kWh of electricity to the national power system.