North Chennai Thermal Power Station

North Chennai Thermal Power Station
North Chennai Thermal Power Station
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Location of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationAthipattu Pudunagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates13°14′51″N 80°19′36″E / 13.24750°N 80.32667°E / 13.24750; 80.32667
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 25 October 1994
Unit 2: 27 March 1995
Unit 3: 24 February 1996
Unit 4: 3 March 2014
Unit 5: 8 May 2014
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational3 x 210 MW; 2 x 600 MW
Nameplate capacity1,830 MW

The North Chennai Thermal Power Station is a power station situated about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Chennai city.[1] It is one of the major power plants of Tamil Nadu and has a total installed capacity of 1,830 MW (2,450,000 hp).[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "North Chennai Thermal Power Station" (PDF). tangedco.gov.in. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "power generation at ncpcl" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. ^ "list of thermal power plants in tamil nadu". globalshiksha. Retrieved 7 July 2012.