we students M.THILAK, G,BALAJI, H.KIRANKUMAR, V.VISHAL are part of third year students from JAYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI- 602024. under ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING(E&I).. WOULD like to undergo in-plant training in your highly named tuticorin thermal power plant during semester holidays.

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About Thermal Power

A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator.Almost all coal, nuclear, geothermal, solar thermal electric, and waste incineration plants, as well as many natural gas power plants are thermal.Such power stations are most usually constructed on a very large scale and designed for continuous operation.



TUTICORIN THERMAL POWER STATION.

• TTPS is situated near the new port of Tuticorin on the sea shore
of Bay of Bengal and spread over an area of 160 Hectares.
• TTPS has a total installed capacity of 1050 M.W comprising 5
units of 210 M.W each.
• The station was erected in III Stages.
• The first stage consists of units I & II of 210 M.W each at a total
cost of Rs.178 crores.
• The second stage consists of 210 Unit III at a cost of Rs. 89
crores.
• The third stage consists of Units IV& V of 210 M.W each at a total cost of Rs.804 crores.
• The units are all coal based.
• Coal is transported by sea through ships form Haldia, Paradeep, Vizag ports to TTPS.
• Generation and Plant load factor(PLF) for the year 2010-11 is 7113.696 MU and 77.33 % respectively.
Record of continuous running