NLC India TPS II, all about the company where boiler blast occurred in Neyveli

New Delhi: Eight workers of NLC India Ltd were injured and hospitalised in a boiler blast at NLC India Limited’s thermal power station (TPS) II in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

The power stations of the integrated mining-cum-power generating company are located at Neyveli in Cuddalore.

Here is all you need to know about at NLC India Limited’s thermal power station (TPS) II in Neyveli, the company where the boiler blast occurred.

Neyveli Thermal Power Station-I

The 600 MW Neyveli Thermal Power Station-I in which the first unit was synchronized in May’62 and the last unit in September’70 consists of six units of 50 MW each and three units of 100 MW each.

The Power generated from Thermal Power Station-I after meeting NLC’s requirements is supplied to TANGEDCO, Tamilnadu which is the sole beneficiary. Due to the aging of the equipments / high pressure parts, Life extension programme has been approved by GOI in March 1992 and was successfully completed in March’99 thus extending the life by 15 years.

In view of the high grid demand in this region, this power station is being operated after conducting Residual Life Assessment (RLA) study. GOI has sanctioned a 2×500 MW Power Project (Neyveli New Thermal Power Plant – NNTPS) in June 2011 as replacement for existing TPS-I.