![]() 14 mins Delay in storm water drain work has left commuters at risk.With the arrival of sufficient coal now, the generation is expected to begin in all the five units in a phased manner. Hence, the authorities had to suspend power generation in four units.Īfter the authorities reached out to the Centre, 8,000 tonnes of coal was sent from Karaikal by train, and 52,000 tonnes reached at VOC Port by ship from Vishakapattinam, sources said, adding that more quantity of coal would arrive here in the coming weeks.Ī similar situation arose in the third week of March when the TTPS had to suspend generation in four units due to coal shortage. Though the sources maintained that they normally had a stock of around two lakh tonnes, on Friday the stock level depleted to 15,000 tonnes. With summer having set in, the demand for power had already increased, the sources said. ![]() On an average, the power station required about 10,000 tonnes of coal to operate all the five units, which together generated 1,050 MW. The coal-starved Tuticorin Thermal Power Station (TTPS) received 60,000 tonnes of coal by train and ship on Saturday, official sources said.ĭue to coal shortage, power generation had to be suspended in four of the five 210 MW units of the TTPS.
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