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As on September 2014 the power generation installed capacity of India is 253390 MW. India is the fifth largestconsumer of electricity in the world. Coal fired power plants are account for about 65% of the installed capacity catering theneed of power demand in the country. Still we are facing shortage of power to the tune of 6% in the peak demand andinstalled capacity. In order to enhance the availability and reliability of power now days it is essential to conserve the energyby way of energy efficiency through energy management practices in thermal power plants. Various thermal power plantshave implemented the techniques/ approaches of energy management to improve energy efficiency of equipments in thepower plant are discussed in this paper. Based on these case studies which energy management factors are suitable toimprove the performance indicators can be considered in this research paper to improve the performance indicators of theplant. The case study focuses on Energy Management practices followed in thermal power plants and to identify the areas forimprovement of energy efficiency of the plant. With implementation of Periodic Energy Audits, Energy ConservationMeasures, Process Optimization and Diagnostic Studies. The consumption of coal, oil and electricity can be reducedsubstantially in the Plant for cost competitiveness and increase in Profitability through energy management approaches.

A G Vinchurkar, Dr. R R Lakhe, Dr. R L Shrivastava, “ENERGY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF COAL FIRED THERMAL POWER PLANT – CASE STUDY APPROACH”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 1, Issue 11, pp. 237-250, November 2014.