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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT PROCEDURE
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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