29-11-2017, 03:05 PM
The Mettur thermal power plant is a coal power plant located in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is operated by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited. The power plant was put into service for several periods starting in 1987 and this is the first indoor thermal power station in TANGEDCO. The coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (Talcher and Ib Valley) and Eastern Coalfields Limited (Raniganj and Mugma) are transported to the cargo ports of Paradip (Orissa), Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) and Haldia (West Bengal). Thereafter, coal is transported to the discharge ports of Ennore and Tuticorin by ships. From the port of Ennore, the coal is transported again via the railway to the Ennore thermal power plant and the Mettur thermal power station. BGR Energy Systems Ltd was the contractor of EPC for 600 MW unit 5 of the power plant.