NTPC Mulls To Increase Ennore Project Capacity

Chennai: Even as preparations for the foundation stone ceremony for the National Thermal Power Corporation''s 1,000 MW Ennore project on September 5 are under way, the public sector power producer is mulling to raise the capacity of the project by another 500 MW. The addition of a third unit of 500 MW capacity will help bring down the overheads of the project. The Ennore project, a joint venture with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, will be put up with an investment of Rs 5,200 crore. BHEL will supply the equipment. Meanwhile, the company also plans to revive the Cheyyur plant, with an enhanced capacity.

The project was conceived close to a decade ago for a capacity of 1,000 MW, but now NTPC plans to take it up further, perhaps even as high as 4,000 MW. The Cheyyur project will not face any environmental issues. NTPC was also interested in establishing an ultra mega power merchant plant. NTPC was looking at the feasibility of establishing a wind farm in shallow seas. NTPC will establish a 200-250 MW ''park'', going up to 1,000 MW by 2017.

Source : www.indian-commodity.com