Industrial Visit to Brahmapuram Powerplant

Visit of S4 ME Students to the Brahmapuram Powerplant located in the suburbs of Cochin took place on the 16th of May 2016. Brahmapuram Powerplant  isa 36 Megawatt(MW) power plant using natural gas will be commissioned at Brahmapuram by Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) by September 2015. Brahmapuram plant has a total of five machines with a capacity to generate 20 MW power each. However, only three machines at the plant are in working condition now. The fuel used at the plant is low sulphur heavy stock (LSHS), a residual fuel processed from indigenous crude.