Sunday, 31 January 2016

Tamil Nadu Will Become Power Surplus.


Tamil Nadu government will soon establish the state's first 800MW supercritical coal based power plant, with chief minister Jayalalithaa laying the foundation stone for Rs 6,000 crore project. Public sector BHEL has been awarded the contract for  Rs 6,376 crore which will come at Athipattu in Tiruvallur district over 250 acres of land, the government said on Sunday.
"This is the first time in Tamil Nadu that a 800MW is being installed under the supercritical technology. The project will be completed in August 2019 and 19.2 million units of power a day will be generated," an official said.
In the first phase BHEL, has been awarded a Rs 2,759 crore contract towards works relating to Boiler, Turbine and Generators, besides engineering, procurement and construction among others, he said. The official said this was part of state government's efforts to make Tamil Nadu 'power surplus', even as demand for electricity, which was key for agricultural and industrial growth, was also increasing.
This is a big step towards Tamilnadu's objective of having surplus power .

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