Mettur Thermal Power Station

Mettur Thermal Power system
Location of the Mettur Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location	Salem, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	11°46′19″N 77°48′49″E / 11.77194°N 77.81361°ECoordinates: 11°46′19″N 77°48′49″E / 11.77194°N 77.81361°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	Unit 1: 7 January 1987 Unit 2: 1 December 1987 Unit 3: 22 March 1989 Unit 4: 27 March 1990 Unit 5: 28 November 2012
Operator(s)	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Bituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational	4 x 210 MW, 1 x 600 MW
Nameplate capacity	1,440 MW

The Mettur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired electric power station located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is operated by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited. The power station was commissioned during various periods from 1987 and this is the first inland thermal Power Station of TANGEDCO.The coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (Talcher and Ib Valley) and Eastern Coalfields Limited (Raniganj and Mugma) are transported to the load ports of Paradip (Orissa), Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) and Haldia (West Bengal). Thereafter the coal is transported to the discharge ports of Ennore and Tuticorin by ships. From Ennore Port the coal is transported again through rail to Ennore Thermal Power Station and Mettur Thermal Power Station.^[1]

BGR Energy Systems Ltd was the EPC contractor for 600 MW unit 5 of the power plant.^[2]

Plants

Unit	cost in Crores Rs	Continuous running in days	Capacity(M.W)	Date of Commissioning
I	384.30	227 days	210	7 January 1987
II	384.30	205 days	210	12 January 1987
III	351.76	272 days	210	22 March 1989
IV	351.76	311 days	210	27 March 1990
V	3100.00	100 days	600	17 November 2014[3]

References

1. Thermal, Power Station. "tangedco" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2012.
2. http://www.tangedco.gov.in/ptr3.php
3. tangedco.gov Mettur Thermal Power Station- Stage-III