Status Operational Units operational 5 × 210 MW | Phone 044 2852 0131 | |
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Commission date Unit 1: July 9, 1979Unit 2: December 17, 1980Unit 3: April 16, 1982Unit 4: February 11, 1992Unit 5: March 31, 1991 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.