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Ennore Thermal Power Station

Building in India

Field	Value
name	Ennore Thermal Power Station
image	Ennore Thermal Power Plant.jpg
location_map_caption	The Ennore Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu
coordinates
country	India
location	Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
status	Decommissioned, new unit under construction
commissioned	Unit 1: 31 March 1970
Unit 2: 14 February 1971
Unit 3: 17 May 1972
Unit 4: 26 May 1973
Unit 5: 2 December 1975
New Unit: 2022-23
decommissioned	All old Units March 31, 2017
th_fuel_primary	Bituminous coal
ps_units_operational	2 x 60 MW
3 x 110 MW
ps_electrical_capacity	450 MW

Unit 2: 14 February 1971 Unit 3: 17 May 1972 Unit 4: 26 May 1973 Unit 5: 2 December 1975 New Unit: 2022-23 3 x 110 MW The Ennore Thermal Power Station is a coal based power plant located in Chennai Ennore, Tamil Nadu.

History

Ennore Thermal Power Station was constructed to serve the purpose of energy generation in the year 1970. It is one of the four major thermal power plants of Tamil Nadu established by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO). Presently it has an installed capacity of 450 MW. The necessary coal arrives through ship to the Ennore Port. However, the construction of the 1,000 MW in the premise began in the year 2007. The Station presently consists of two 60-MW and three 110-MW units. A 500-MW coal-based unit was proposed, and its development started in the month of November 2007. The total cost of the venture was 270 crores. The plant was shut down on 31.03.2017 and will be replaced.

Features

The Power Station has been a major provider of electricity in the state and its production capacity has been improved over the years. The Ennore Power Station has also garnered various awards from the TANGEDCO. It also has a special treatment plant to dispose the ash slurry in a proper way.

Coal for ETPS is received from MCL (Talchar and Ib Valley), Orissa and ECL, Raniganj, West Bengal. The plant load factor (PLF) for the year 2008–2009 was 49.17 percent.{{cite web | access-date = 6 Apr 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140611031337/http://www.asiastudies.org/file/publication/balan/TNEB%20Paper.pdf | archive-date = 11 June 2014 | url-status = dead

Capacity

Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Date of Decommissioning	Status
1	60	31 March 1970	March 31, 2017	Decommissioned
2	60	14 February 1971	March 31, 2017	Decommissioned
3	110	17 May 1972	March 31, 2017	Decommissioned
4	110	26 May 1973	March 31, 2017	Decommissioned
5	110	2 December 1975	March 31, 2017	Decommissioned
6	660	2022-23	N/A	Under Construction

Shut down and Proposed Replacement

After more than forty years the Power Plant was shut down permanently on March 31, 2017. It will be replaced with a single Supercritical unit of 660 MW, also run by the TANGEDCO.{{cite web | access-date = 6 July 2017 The replacement does not have clearance yet. The plant is opposed by the residents who fear that the new plant will degrade the air quality and lead to a loss of fishing livelihoods.{{cite web | access-date = 6 July 2017

References

Thermal, Power Station. "tangedco". tangedco.
Coal, Arrangement of. "arrangement of coal to meet the requirement of thermal power stations of tangedco". tangedco.
"thermal power plants of india". thermalpowerplants.
(2007-04-01). "Ennore power plant construction to begin in March". [[The Hindu]].
"location". wikimapia.
"power stations". asia studies.
(2007-08-26). "Foundation stone for Ennore power plant to be laid on Sept 5". One India News.
"indian power sector". indian power sector.
Ramakrishnan, T. (2012-04-20). "Thermal stations perform well, yet energy deficit mounts". The Hindu.
Vydhianathan, S. (2012-11-01). "ETPS sets up plant to treat ash slurry". [[The Hindu]].

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