Ennore Thermal Power Station
Ennore Thermal Power Station | |
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Country | India |
Location | Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates | 13°12′5″N 80°18′42″E / 13.20139°N 80.31167°E |
Status | Decommissioned, new unit under construction |
Commission date | Unit 1: 31 March 1970 Unit 2: 14 February 1971 Unit 3: 17 May 1972 Unit 4: 26 May 1973 Unit 5: 2 December 1975 New Unit: 2022-23 |
Decommission date | All old Units March 31, 2017 |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 x 60 MW 3 x 110 MW |
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The Ennore Thermal Power Station is a coal based
.History
Ennore Thermal Power Station was constructed to serve the purpose of energy generation in the year 1970. It is one of the four major thermal power plants of
Features
The Power Station has been a major provider of electricity in the state and its production capacity has been improved over the years.[8] The Ennore Power Station has also garnered various awards from the
Coal for ETPS is received from MCL (Talchar and Ib Valley), Orissa and ECL, Raniganj, West Bengal. The plant load factor (PLF) for the year 2008–2009 was 49.17 percent.[11]
Capacity
Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Date of Decommissioning | Status |
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1 | 60 | 31 March 1970 | March 31, 2017 | Decommissioned |
2 | 60 | 14 February 1971 | March 31, 2017 | Decommissioned |
3 | 110 | 17 May 1972 | March 31, 2017 | Decommissioned |
4 | 110 | 26 May 1973 | March 31, 2017 | Decommissioned |
5 | 110 | 2 December 1975 | March 31, 2017 | Decommissioned |
6 | 660 | 2022-23 | N/A | Under Construction |
Shut down and Proposed Replacement
After more than forty years the Power Plant was shut down permanently on March 31, 2017. It will be replaced with a single Supercritical unit of 660 MW, also run by the
See also
References
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- ^ Jayabalan, P. "A Study on Power Scenario in Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Center for Asia Studies, Chennai. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Executive Summary for the proposed Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS)" (PDF). Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. January 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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