Neyveli New Thermal Power Project is a 1,000MW coal fired power project. It is located in Tamil Nadu, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2019.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Thermal 1,000 1,000 Active Tamil Nadu, India NLC India

Description

The project is developed and owned by NLC India. The company has a stake of 100%.

It is a Steam Turbine power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is lignite. In case of shortage of lignite the plant can also run on Heavy Fuel Oil / Light Diesel Oil. The fuel is procured from NLC Mine 1 & 1A.

The project cost is $950.317m.

Development Status

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The project got commissioned in December 2019.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected to render EPC services for the coal fired power project.

Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected as the turbine supplier for the Coal fired project.

Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied electric generator for the project.

Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied steam boiler for the project.

About NLC India

NLC India Ltd (NLC) a Government of India Enterprise, is a mining and power generation company. It operates opencast lignite mines; produces electricity using the lignite, coal and from renewable sources such as wind and solar sources. The company sells electricity to state DISCOMS in Southern India and Rajasthan. NLC also has interests in various mining and power generation projects under implementation phase. It has power plants and mines in Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Rajasthan. The company has liaison/inspection offices in Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, and New Delhi. NLC is headquartered in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

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