Tuticorin Thermal Power Station

Operator(s)Thermal power station Primary fuelBituminous coalPower generation Units operational5 × 210 MWNameplate capacity1,050 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons
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Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station (Tamil: தூத்துக்குடி அனல் மின் நிலையம்) is a power plant situated near newport of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, India, on the sea shore of Bay of Bengal.

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.[1] Coal is transported by sea through ship from Haldia, Paradeep, Vizag Port to TTPS. Coal transported by ship is given to crushers which crush the coal particles to 10-20mm in diameter. The crushed coal is fed to coal grinding mills with bowl roller via coal bunkers. The powdered coal is given to pulverisers 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.[2][3]

See also

  • Energy in India

References

  1. ^ Singh, Rajesh Kumar (15 April 2024). "Coal Keeps Powering India as Booming Economy Crushes Green Hopes". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Tuticorin Power Station" (PDF). tangedco.gov.in.
  3. ^ "TTTPS". infraline.com.

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