North Chennai Thermal Power Station
North Chennai Thermal Power Station | |
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Country | India |
Location | Athipattu Pudunagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates | 13°14′51″N 80°19′36″E / 13.24750°N 80.32667°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: 25 October 1994 Unit 2: 27 March 1995 Unit 3: 24 February 1996 Unit 4: 3 March 2014 Unit 5: 8 May 2014 |
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Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 x 210 MW; 2 x 600 MW |
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The North Chennai Thermal Power Station is a power station situated about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Chennai city.[1] It is one of the major power plants of Tamil Nadu and has a total installed capacity of 1,830 MW (2,450,000 hp).[2][3][4]
History
The North Chennai Thermal Power Station was commissioned in 1994 in the
Capacity
Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
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1st | 1 | 210 | 1994 October | Running |
1st | 2 | 210 | 1995 March | Running |
1st | 3 | 210 | 1996 February | Running |
2nd | 4 | 600 | 2014 March | Running |
2nd | 5 | 600 | 2014 May | Running |
3rd | 6 | 800 | 2024 jan | Running |
Pollution and Threats
A 2014 study of coal plants in Southeast India documented extensive environmental impacts from the North Chennai Thermal Power Station, including dumping of large quantities of coal combustion waste into the Buckingham Canal and in nearby marshlands, leaking ash ponds, and discharge of hot water into Ennore Creek. The impacts have been especially felt by local fishing communities, which have protested the expansion of the plant. Additional impacts have been caused by dredging associated with Ennore Port, which supplies coal to the plant. Environmental activists are demanding that construction on the third phase of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station in Ennore be halted since there is a wide variety of wildlife within the area of the plant that is at risk from continued construction. It is planned for 2019–2020.
The North Chennai Thermal Power Station is polluting the area in Athipattu Pudunagar, Ennore and thus has taken away the livelihood of many residents. Air pollution is one part of it, as toxic gases get free when coal is burned and the dust of the coal that is stored around the plants accesses the lungs while breathing. Data of the Central Pollution Control Board proves that the air in Ennore is unhealthy to breathe.[9] A huge threat to the environment in
See also
References
- ^ "North Chennai thermal power station". wikimapia. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b "North Chennai Thermal Power Station" (PDF). tangedco.gov.in. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "power generation at ncpcl" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "list of thermal power plants in tamil nadu". globalshiksha. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ T.Ramakrishnan (20 April 2012). "Thermal stations perform well, yet energy deficit mounts". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Arrangement of coal to meet the requirement of thermal power stations of tangedco" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "The long journey of a generator stator". The Hindu. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ Srikanth, R (14 November 2011). "State may have to rely on imported coal for new thermal projects". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "CPCB: Continuous Ambient Air quality". Central Pollution Control Board. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Death by a Thousand Cuts: Report of Public Hearing Held On Loss of Ecology and Fisher Livelihood in Ennore Creek" (PDF). Ennore Anaithu Meenava Grama Kootamaipu. April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Ennore Creek – Ecology and Violations" (PDF). The Coastal Resource Centre. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Tangedco given a week to remove flyash from Ennore Creek". The Hindu. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links
- North Chennai Thermal Power Station at SourceWatch