On 28 February 2014, NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company commissioned Unit-III of its coal-based power unit in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company is a joint venture of NTPC and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. Unit-III of the project entailed a capacity of 500 MW. With the commissioning of Unit-III, the entire project, comprising another two units, has been completed.
Unit-I of the power plant, with 500 MW capacity, was commissioned in November 2012, while Unit-II of the project, with 500 MW capcity, was synchronised in February 2013. The company has invested Rs 5,400 crore in the entire project.
With this, the total installed capacity of the NTPC group has reached 42,964 MW.
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