The iconic Guru Nanak Thermal Power Plant at Bathinda, Punjab’s oldest thermal plant that now faces dismantling after being shut down by the incumbent government, was renovated by successive state governments in eight years at the cost of Rs 750 crore.
The four units of thermal power plant were set up in 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 after spending Rs 100 crore. The 8-year renovation process costing Rs 750 crore started with unit number 2, which saw its overhaul completed in 2006, followed by unit number 1 in 2007, number 3 in 2012 and number 4 in 2014.
“After renovation, the number 4 unit worked only for 100 days before it was shut,” a senior engineer of Punjab’s power department told The Indian Express.
