Mettur Thermal Power Station

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Mettur Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1440-megawatts (MW) in Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mettur Thermal Power Station	Mettur, Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India	11.7720201, 77.8141046 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 11.7720201, 77.8141046
• Unit 5: 11.7744564, 77.8172243

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	210	subcritical	1987	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	210	subcritical	1987	–
Unit 3	operating	coal - bituminous	210	subcritical	1989	–
Unit 4	operating	coal - bituminous	210	subcritical	1990	–
Unit 5	operating	coal - bituminous	600	supercritical	2012	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd (TANGEDCO) [100.0%]
Unit 2	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd (TANGEDCO) [100.0%]
Unit 3	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd (TANGEDCO) [100.0%]
Unit 4	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd (TANGEDCO) [100.0%]
Unit 5	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd (TANGEDCO) [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): September 18, 2007 – Environmental Clearance

Background on existing power station

The Mettur Thermal Power Station includes the following units:

Stage I

• Unit 1 - 210 MW - commissioned 1987
• Unit 2 - 210 MW - commissioned 1987

Stage II

• Unit 3 - 210 MW - commissioned 1989
• Unit 4 - 210 MW - commissioned 1990

Stage III

• Unit 5 - 600 MW - commissioned 2012

600 MW Expansion

The plant was expanded with the addition of a 600 MW unit 5, which was commissioned in October 2012.

600 MW Expansion Project (Stage III)

Sponsor: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Location: Metturdam village, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.7744564, 77.8172243
Status: Operating
Nameplate capacity: 600 MW
Type: Supercritical
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Mahanadhi Coal Fields Limited (Talchar & IB Valley), Orissa, Eastern coal fields Limited, Ranikanj, West Bengal.
Estimated annual CO₂:
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, September 18, 2007

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