Thirumakotai Combined Cycle power plant

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Thirumakotai Combined Cycle power plant is an operating power station of at least 107-megawatts (MW) in Thirumakottai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is also known as Kovilkalpal CCPP.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thirumakotai Combined Cycle power plant Thirumakottai, Tamil Nadu, India 10.5415, 79.4507 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 10.5415, 79.4507

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[2][6][3] 107[2][3] combined cycle[2][3] not found 2001[2][3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%][2][7] TNEB Ltd

Articles and Resources

References

  1. http://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/3903. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220627234456/https://www.tangedco.gov.in/linkpdf/tkgtps.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221009001317/http://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/pdm/2021/06/list_power_stations_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221010005326/https://cea.nic.in/fuel-reports/?lang=en. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://npp.gov.in/public-reports/cea/monthly/generation/18%20col%20act/2023/OCT/18%20col%20act-16_2023-OCT.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120164001/https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gas_fuel_consumption-11-3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614145409/https://www.tangedco.gov.in/gas-turbine-stations.html. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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