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Mettur Thermal Power Station - I: Station/Stage Unit No. of Days

Mettur Thermal Power Station-I is located in Salem District, Tamil Nadu. It was the first inland thermal power station of TANGEDCO. The station has 4 units with a total capacity of 840 MW. Units I and II were commissioned in 1987-1988, while Units III and IV were commissioned in 1989-1990. All units are coal-fired and receive coal from mines in Orissa and West Bengal. In 2016-17, the station generated 5730.765 MU with a plant load factor of 77.88%. The station has set records for continuous running and has received several awards for its performance and utilization of fly ash.

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Mettur Thermal Power Station - I: Station/Stage Unit No. of Days

Mettur Thermal Power Station-I is located in Salem District, Tamil Nadu. It was the first inland thermal power station of TANGEDCO. The station has 4 units with a total capacity of 840 MW. Units I and II were commissioned in 1987-1988, while Units III and IV were commissioned in 1989-1990. All units are coal-fired and receive coal from mines in Orissa and West Bengal. In 2016-17, the station generated 5730.765 MU with a plant load factor of 77.88%. The station has set records for continuous running and has received several awards for its performance and utilization of fly ash.

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METTUR THERMAL POWER STATION – I

 Mettur Thermal Power Station - I is situated in Salem District.


 This is the first inland thermal Power Station of TANGEDCO.
 The first stage consists of units I & II of 210 M.W at a cost of
Rs.384.30 crores.
 The second stage consists of units III &IV of 210 M.W each at a cost of
Rs.351.76 crores.
 All the four units are coal based.
 Coal for MTPS is received from Mahanadhi coal fields Limited (Talchar
& IB Valley), Orissa, Eastern coal fields Limited, Ranikanj, West Bengal.
 Generation & PLF for the year 2016-17 is 5730.765 MU, PLF 77.88 %
 Record of continuous running

STATION/STAGE UNIT NO. OF DAYS


MTPS-I Station record 73
MTPS-I/I Unit I 259
Unit II 205
MTPS-I/II Unit III 337
Unit IV 311
Name & Address Stage Unit Capacity(M.W) Date of
Commissioning
Mettur T.P.S, I I 210 07/01/1987
Metturdam, II 210 01/12/1987
Salem(District), II III 210 22/03/1989
IV 210 27/03/1990
PIN:636406.
Phone No. 04298 -240390
Fax No. 04298 -240011
e mail :cemtps@tnebnet.org

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

 MTPS-I is IS/ISO 9001: 2008 certified Organization


 MTPS-I hadreceived II prize for Fly Ash Utilization from Ministry of Power,
Ministry of Environment and Dept. of Science & Technology/GOI/ND during
2005.
 Commendation Certificate received from Ministry of Power/GOI/ND for the
year 2015 towards appreciation for Energy Conservation.
 Appreciation award received from National Safety Council, Govt. of TN for the
year 2014 for promoting Safety, Health & Environment.
 MTPS-I is in No1position in TANGEDCO for the PLF achievement for the four
consecutive years (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17)
 MTPS-I is the only station in TANGEDCO to cross the Annual PLF of 90 % six
times.
 New Land marks Achieved
 Sp. Oil consumption during March 2017 is NIL for Station
 660 No. coal Wagons were tipped on 27.04.2015 with out
demurrage

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