Power purchase agreements have been signed; NLC scouting for coal sources
The Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a Navaratna company, has proposed to start new power projects to generate additional 8,500 MW of electricity.
Of this, over 70 per cent – 6,000 MW – would come from the projects in Tamil Nadu, B. Surender Mohan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the NLC, said on Saturday, inaugurating the rejuvenated mines equipment here.
Mr. Mohan said the new projects in the pipeline in Tamil Nadu were the Tuticorin project – 1,000 MW, Neyveli New Thermal Power Station – 1,000 MW and the Sirkazhi ultra mega power project – 4,000 MW.
For the Sirkazhi project, the NLC has applied for allocation of coal blocks.
Power purchase agreements for all the projects have been signed. The NLC has already started scouting for coal sources in the international market to supplement supply from indigenous sources.
Expression ofinterest invited
The Chairman further said the NLC had invited expression of interest.
By the end of the year, the NLC would enhance its power generation capacity by another 1,000 MW, increasing the generation from the present 2,740 MW to 3,740 MW.
The additional generation capacity would come from the first unit (250 MW) of the Thermal Power Station-II Expansion by July 2013 and the second unit of the same capacity by September 2013.
Joint venture
The first unit (500 MW) of the joint venture project namely the “NLC Tamil Nadu Power Ltd,” at Tuticorin was expected to be commissioned in December 2013 and the second unit of the same capacity by March 2014.
Jayamkondam power project
As for the Jayamkondam power project, the Chairman said it had to surmount two issues: lignite reserves are available in the thickly populated areas and source of water to meet the requirements of the project is inadequate.
Keywords: Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Tamil Nadu power crisis, additional electricity production, power purchase agreements, coal sources, Jayamkondam power project
These thermal plants will certainly make the state even hotter and much
polluted, i see that in recent times both the nuclear and thermal plants
are started in TN but the state receives very less share in the energy
generated, also the state receives no support from the nation on the
Cauvery issue. Looks like the state is being used as a dump yard for
these plants whereas states like Kerala that prevents these plants from
being built in its soil but enjoys its benefits, what a mean government.
As an employee of NLC in the 60s I wish all prosperity to this great company
Great, and how much of this 8,500 MW will TN get? First the nation
should start to give atleast 75% to the state that allows these plants,
otherwise a people will feel cheated and these projects will loose its
popularity. Had the Indian government given atleast 75% of benefits from
koodankulam to TN then it would have been started long back.
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