Country India Status Operational Units operational 5 × 210 MW | Location Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Primary fuel Bituminous coal Phone 044 2852 0131 | |
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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 Address Harbour Estate, Tuticorin Beach Road, Salt Pans, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu 628004 Similar Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, VO Chidamb Port Trust, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu Maritime Academy, Tuticorin Port | ||
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.