Coal-Fired Plants in Tamil Nadu

Alathiyur
Location: Tamil Nadu
Operator: Madras Cements
Configuration: 2 X 18 MW
Operation: 2005
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: Thermax
T/G supplier: TD Power Systems
EPC: Thermax
Ouick facts: CFB boilers. Constructed in 16 months.

Photograph courtesy of Thermax
Posted 12 Oct 2005

Neyveli I
Location: Tamil Nadu
Operator: Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd
Configuration: 6 X 50 MW, 2 X 100 MW
Operation: 1962-1970
Fuel: lignite
Boiler supplier: Taganrog
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila
Quick facts: Neyveli operates the largest opencast lignite mines in India with annual production of about 24mn tons. The Neyveli plants were the first minemouth power stations in India.

Photograph courtesy of Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd
Posted 11 Jul 2007

Neyveli II
Location: Tamil Nadu
Operator: Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd
Configuration: 7 X 210 MW
Operation: 1986-1993
Fuel: lignite
Boiler supplier: Ganz-Danubius, EVT, BHEL
T/G supplier: Tosi, Marelli, BHEL
EPC: Development Consultants Private Ltd
Quick facts: First tower-type, single-pass boilers in India. Power is sold to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Union Territory of Pondicherry.

Photograph courtesy of Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd
Re-posted 11 Jul 2007

Abbreviations:  BHEL = Bharat Heavy Electrical Industries,  LMZ = Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod, T/G = turbine generator

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 07/11/07

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