Selection of Site for a Diesel Power Station
Following points should be taken into account at the time of selecting a site for diesel stations.
- Distance from load centre : As far as possible the plant should be installed near the load centre; if possible exactly at load centre.
- Availability of land and water : Land should be available near the load centre at low cost and also there should be soft water available for cooling purpose.
- Foundations : The soil should be such as to provide good foundation for the plant, building etc. Otherwise it will produce cracks in building and damage to the foundation due to machine vibrations.
- Transport of fuel : If the plant is away from fuel mines, it will need transportation of fuel, hence there shall be necessary rail track available for transportation of fuel oil.
- Local conditions : Local conditions shall be such that there shall be possibility of expansion of Industry in nearby area and increase in load demand be possible.
- Neighbourhood noise and nuisance : The plant site should be so selected that it is not near to locality having dense population to avoid a nuisance and trouble of noise to them.