Commissioning of North Chennai 800MW power station put off to June
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu’s evening peak demand is expected to range from 17,600 MW to 18,300 MW from March-May 2023 and the State is expected to see a deficit of 1,938 MW-2,193 MW of power
The commissioning of the 800-MW North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) Stage III has been pushed to June 2023 from March 2023. The plant was to have been completed by July 2019.
It was also one of a total of 4,380 MW of coal power projects envisaged by the State sector between 2017 and 2022 which did not materialize, according to the data provided in the Draft Electricity Plan published by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Union Ministry of Power.
Trial runs have been conducted at NCTPS.
At a recent meeting of Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC), the State power managers said some issues had been raised, and the plant might be commissioned in June 2023.
They also informed that the NCTPS capacity was not considered for the power availability during the coming peak summer demand period.
According to the data shared at the SRPC meeting, Tamil Nadu’s power demand reached a maximum of 16,063 MW on January 10, around 7% higher than the same time last year.
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