Shinde to lay foundation stone for 1000 MW power project

Chennai, Sep 3 (UNI) Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will lay the foundation stone for Vallur Thermal Power Project on September five in North Chennai Thermal Power Project Township in Ponneri Taluk in the presence of State Elecricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy.

According to an official release here today, the 1000 MW project, costing an estimated Rs 5,400 crore, would supply 750 MW to Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and the remaining to Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry.

Located at Vallur Village of Ponneri Taluk in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, the joint venture between the NTPC and the TNEB would be implemented by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (TNECL).

The 4.62 million tonne per annum coal requirement for the project would be met by the Mahanadhi Coal Field at Talcher in Orissa.

The TNEB was one of the best performing power utilities with the lowest transmission and distribution losses of 18 per cent and highest collection efficiency of 99 per cent, the release claimed.

UNI