15-07-2017, 04:14 PM
The Mettur power station is a coal-fired power station 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 since 1987 and this is the first thermoelectric power plant 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). Subsequently, the coal is transported to the ports of discharge of Ennore and Tuticorin by ships. From the port of Ennore, coal is transported again by rail to the Ennore thermal power station and the Mettur thermal power plant. BGR Energy Systems Ltd was the EPC contractor for 600 MW unit 5 of the power plant.
