Mettur Thermal Power Station

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Mettur Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1440-megawatts (MW) in Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mettur Thermal Power Station Mettur, Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India 11.7720201, 77.8141046 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 11.7720201, 77.8141046
  • Unit 5: 11.7744564, 77.8172243

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: bituminous 210 subcritical 1987
Unit 2 operating coal: bituminous 210 subcritical 1987
Unit 3 operating coal: bituminous 210 subcritical 1989
Unit 4 operating coal: bituminous 210 subcritical 1990
Unit 5 operating coal: bituminous 600 supercritical 2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%] TNEB Ltd
Unit 2 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%] TNEB Ltd
Unit 3 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%] TNEB Ltd
Unit 4 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%] TNEB Ltd
Unit 5 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%] TNEB Ltd

Background on existing power station

The Mettur Thermal Power Station includes the following units:[1]

Stage I

  • Unit 1 - 210 MW - commissioned 1987
  • Unit 2 - 210 MW - commissioned 1987

Stage II

  • Unit 3 - 210 MW - commissioned 1989
  • Unit 4 - 210 MW - commissioned 1990

Stage III

  • Unit 5 - 600 MW - commissioned 2012

600 MW Expansion

The plant was expanded with the addition of a 600 MW unit 5, which was commissioned in October 2012.[2][3][4]

600 MW Expansion Project (Stage III)

Sponsor: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Location: Metturdam village, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.7744564, 77.8172243
Status: Operating[4]
Nameplate capacity: 600 MW
Type: Supercritical
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Mahanadhi Coal Fields Limited (Talchar & IB Valley), Orissa, Eastern coal fields Limited, Ranikanj, West Bengal.[3]
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, September 18, 2007

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Mettur Thermal Power Station," TANGEDCO, accessed June 2014.
  2. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, August 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, "Thermal Power Stations", Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation website, accessed December 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Mettur Thermal Power Station- Stage-III," TANGEDCO, accessed November 2013

Additional data

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