North Chennai Thermal Power Station

North Chennai Thermal Power Station

North Chennai thermal power station
Location of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station n Tamil Nadu
Country India
Location Athipattu, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates 13°14′51″N 80°19′36″E / 13.24750°N 80.32667°E / 13.24750; 80.32667Coordinates: 13°14′51″N 80°19′36″E / 13.24750°N 80.32667°E / 13.24750; 80.32667
Status Operational
Commission date Unit 1: October 25, 1994
Unit 2: March 27, 1995
Unit 3: February 24, 1996
Unit 4: September 2013
Unit 5: September 2013
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Bituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational 3 x 210 MW; 2 x 600 MW
Nameplate capacity 1,830 MW

The North Chennai Thermal Power Station is a power station situated about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Chennai city.[1] It is one of the major power plants of Tamil Nadu and has a total installed capacity of 1,830 MW (2,450,000 hp).[2][3][4]

History

The North Chennai Thermal Power Station was commissioned in 1994 in the Thiruvallur district. It was built there due to its proximity to the Ennore Port, which also supplies Ennore Thermal Power Station. It has won various awards for productivity and reduction in auxiliary consumption.[2][5] The coal necessary for the power station arrives from the Ennore Port.[6] Recently a stator was brought to the station via the sea.[7] In recent years due to shortage of coal in the state, coal is being imported to function the power plant.[8]

Capacity

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
1st 1 210 1994 October Running
1st 2 210 1995 March Running
1st 3 210 1996 February Running
2nd 4 600 2013 September Running
2nd 5 600 2013 September Running

See also

References

  1. ↑ "North Chennai thermal power station". wikimapia. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. 1 2 "tangedco" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  3. ↑ "power generation at ncpcl" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  4. ↑ "list of thermal power plants in tamil nadu". globalshiksha. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  5. ↑ T.Ramakrishnan (2012-04-20). "Thermal stations perform well, yet energy deficit mounts". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Arrangement of coal to meet the requirement of thermal power stations of tangedco" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  7. ↑ "The long journey of a generator stator". The Hindu. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  8. ↑ Srikanth, R (2011-11-14). "State may have to rely on imported coal for new thermal projects". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

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