operation department procedure

April 28, 2023 PMI Revision 00 1

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT PROCEDURE


Operation department Responsibility

• Safe & efficient operation of the plant round the clock. • Operation mainly includes the start up, shut down, routine

operation, handling of emergencies, monitoring of critical parameters which effects the process & ultimately the power generation, testing of various protective devices & regular change over of standby auxiliaries to ensure their availability.

• Operation department is also responsible for proper isolation of auxiliary/ system for carrying out PM/break down/planned maintenance as per the schedule provided by MTP or as discussed in daily planning meeting.


Shift Charge Engineers • The shift charge engineer is responsible for safe & efficient

operation of the entire station excluding CHP/MGR/DM Plant during shift hours.

• The morning shift SCE attends the daily planning meeting for action on plant problems that may affect the plant generation. The station generation is maintained as per the schedule.

• All the day to day activities are carried out as per OPN guidelines by the approved operational manuals.

• All the activities carried out during shift are recorded in SCE's logbook.

• Whenever a unit trips, the cause of trip is spontaneously analysed by the operating staff & DGM (O) and accordingly the decision is taken to restart the unit or to take under shut down.

• In case of any unit tripping he submits a unit trip report to DGM (O) and DGM (O&E) as per format which is used by trip analysis committee co-ordinated by O&E section.


Unit Control Engineer (UCE) • The unit control engineer is responsible & co-

ordinates all the activities carried out in the unit.• He ensures the implementation of work

instructions & proper record keeping. Bypassing of any protection & interlock is guided by the instructions.

• All the unit activities are recorded in UCE log book.

• He is responsible for issuing PTWs of equipments of his unit.


Boiler Desk Engineer • The Boiler desk engineer is responsible for the

safe and efficient operation of boiler & its auxiliaries & guided by the approved operation manuals.

• He records the critical parameters of Boiler and AUX.

• Operations of wall blowers/Long retractable soot blowers are guided by OPN instructions and the records are maintained in the respective logbooks.


TG Desk Engineer • The TG desk engineer is responsible for the safe

and efficient operation of TG & its auxiliaries guided by the approved operation manuals.

• In the absence of UCE he co-ordinates all the activities related to TG & auxiliaries.

• All the activities are recorded in his logbook.• He records the critical parameters of TG & AUX.

during shift hrs.


Switch Yard Engineer • The S/Y engineer is responsible for all the

activities carried out in S/Y.• He co-ordinates with all external agencies over

telephone like LDC.• All the activities performed during shift hour are

recorded in his logbook. • He calculates Export/Import related parameter at

00:00 Hrs.


Ash Handling Engineer • The Ash Handling Engineer is responsible for

disposal of ash generated during coal firing of boiler and directly reports to SCE.

• All the activities performed during shift hour are recorded in his log book.

• He is responsible for giving PTW in ash handling system.


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