Tuticorin Thermal Power Station

Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station (Tamil: தூத்துக்குடி அனல் மின் நிலையம்) is a power plant situated near newport of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, India, on the sea shore of Bay of Bengal.

Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station
Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station
Location of the Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station
Country	India
Location	Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	8°45′51″N 78°10′36″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	Unit 1: 9 July 1979 Unit 2: 17 December 1980 Unit 3: 16 April 1982 Unit 4: 11 February 1992 Unit 5: 31 March 1991
Owner	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Operator	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Bituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational	5 × 210 MW
Nameplate capacity	1,050 MW
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It has 5 units with a total installed capacity of 1,050 MW and spread over 160 hectares (400 acres). All the unit are coal based.^[1] Coal is transported by sea through ship from Haldia, Paradeep, Vizag Port to TTPS. Coal transported by ship is given to crushers which crush the coal particles to 10-20mm in diameter. The crushed coal is fed to coal grinding mills with bowl roller via coal bunkers. The powdered coal is given to pulverisers and to furnace through forced draft fans. There are four mills around the furnace as well as oil injecting nozzles from oil storage for tangential firing.^[2][3]

See also

• Energy in India