Vallur Thermal Power Project:
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently admitted an application alleging that the Vallur Thermal Power Project is discharging hot effluent directly into the Kosasthalaiyar river and its backwaters in violation of environmental and CRZ clearances.
- It is a coal-fired power project located in the Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu.
- It has a capacity of 1500 MW (3 units of 500 MW).
- The project was developed by NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (NTECL).
- NTECL is a 50:50 joint venture company formed between NTPC and Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (TNPGCL).
- It was commissioned to its full capacity and has been operating since
- Around 70 percent of the power from this station is supplied to Tamil Nadu, and the rest to neighboring states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Pondicherry.
- The coal is brought from the Mahanadi Coal Fields, Central Coal Fields, Eastern Coal Fields, etc through rail cum sea to Ennore Port.
- The unique feature of this plant is that the total plant water requirement is met from sea water.
- Being close to the sea, this plant has a seawater desalination unit of 20 MLD capacity. This takes care of the entire water requirement
