Tuticorin Thermal Power Station

Tuticorin Thermal Power Station is a 1050 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in TamilNadu, India which is owned and operated by the Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation.

The power station, which is located near the new port of Tuticorin, comprises five 210 MW generating units which were commissioned between 1979 and 1992. Coal for the power station, which is located in the Tuticorin Port, is transported by sea through ships from Haldia Port, Paradeep and Visakhapatnam Port (Vizag) ports.

Contact details
Tuticorin T.P.S, Tuticorin Tuticorin (District) PIN:628004. Phone No. 0461-2352521 Fax No. 0461-2352457 e mail : cettps AT tnebnet.org

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