Tuticorin Thermal Power Station
| Tuticorin Thermal Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Tuticorin Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates | 8°45′51″N 78°10′36″E / 8.76417°N 78.17667°ECoordinates: 8°45′51″N 78°10′36″E / 8.76417°N 78.17667°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date |
Unit 1: July 9, 1979 Unit 2: December 17, 1980 Unit 3: April 16, 1982 Unit 4: February 11, 1992 Unit 5: March 31, 1991 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 5 × 210 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,050 MW |
Tuticorin Thermal Power Station (Tamil: தூத்துக்குடி அனல் மின் நிலையம் ) is a power plant situated near newport of Thoothukudi on the sea shore of Bay of Bengal, Southern India.
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. Coal is transported by sea through ship Coal transported by ship is given to crushers which crush the coal particles to 10-20mm dia.The crushed coal is fed to coal grinding mills with bowl roller via coal bunkers.The powdered coal is given to pulverisered 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. Haldia, Paradeep, Vizag Port to TTPS.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Tuticorin Power Station" (PDF). tangedco.gov.in.
- ↑ "TTTPS". infraline.com.
External links
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- http://www.infraline.com/power/State/Tamilnadu/TuticorinTPS.aspx
- http://www.tangedco.gov.in/linkpdf/tttps.pdf