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	~~{{Portal\|India\|Energy}}~~
	* [[List of power stations in India]]		* [[List of power stations in India]]

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{{short description|Thermal power station in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = North Chennai Thermal Power Station
| name_official =
| image = North Chennai thermal power station.jpg
| image_caption = North Chennai Thermal Power Station
| image_alt =
| location_map_caption = Location of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station
| coordinates = {{coord|13|14|51|N|80|19|36|E|region:IN_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| country = India
| location = [[Athipattu Pudunagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| status = O
| construction_began =
| commissioned = Unit 1: 25 October 1994<br />Unit 2: 27 March 1995<br />Unit 3: 24 February 1996<br />Unit 4: 3 March 2014<br />Unit 5: 8 May 2014
| decommissioned =
| cost =
| owner =
| operator =
| th_fuel_primary = [[Bituminous coal]]
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| ps_units_operational = 3 x 210 MW; 2 x 600 MW
| ps_units_manu_model =
| th_cogeneration =
| th_combined_cycle =
| ps_electrical_capacity = 1,830 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| ps_electrical_cap_fac =
| website =
}}
The '''North Chennai Thermal Power Station''' is a [[power station]] situated about {{convert|25|km}} from [[Chennai]] city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/10250148/NCTPS-1800-MW|title=North Chennai thermal power station|publisher=wikimapia|access-date=2012-07-07}}</ref> It is one of the major power plants of [[Tamil Nadu]] and has a total installed capacity of {{cvt|1830|MW}}.<ref name=tangedco.gov.in>{{cite web |url=http://www.tangedco.gov.in/linkpdf/tnctps.pdf |title=North Chennai Thermal Power Station | publisher=tangedco.gov.in |access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=tnpcb.gov.in>{{cite web|title=power generation at ncpcl|url=http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf/exe-sum-north-chennai-power-eng.pdf |access-date= 2012-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.globalshiksha.com/list+of+thermal+power+plants+in+tamil+nadu/search/ |title=list of thermal power plants in tamil nadu |publisher= globalshiksha |access-date=2012-07-07}}</ref>

==History==
The North Chennai Thermal Power Station was commissioned in 1994 in the [[Thiruvallur]] district. It was built there due to its proximity to the [[Ennore Port]], which also supplies [[Ennore Thermal Power Station]]. It has won various awards for productivity and reduction in auxiliary consumption.<ref name=tangedco.gov.in/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3336776.ece |title=Thermal stations perform well, yet energy deficit mounts |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|author=T.Ramakrishnan |date=2012-04-20 |access-date= 2012-07-07}}</ref> The coal necessary for the power station arrives from the Ennore Port.<ref name=tancoal>{{cite web |url= http://www.tangedco.gov.in/linkpdf/COAL.pdf|title= Arrangement of coal to meet the requirement of thermal power stations of tangedco |access-date= 2012-09-07}}</ref> Recently a [[stator]] was brought to the station via the sea.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3419329.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=The long journey of a generator stator|date=2012-05-15 |access-date= 2012-09-07}}</ref> In recent years due to shortage of coal in the state, coal is being imported to function the power plant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Srikanth |first=R |title=State may have to rely on imported coal for new thermal projects |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2625049.ece |access-date= 2012-09-07 |newspaper=The Hindu |date= 2011-11-14}}</ref>

==Capacity==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Stage !! Unit Number !! Installed Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status
|-
| 1st || 1 || 210 || 1994 October || Running
|-
| 1st || 2 || 210 || 1995 March || Running
|-
| 1st || 3 || 210 || 1996 February || Running
|-
| 2nd || 4 || 600 || 2014 March || Running
|-
| 2nd || 5 || 600 || 2014 May || Running
|-
| 3rd || 6 || 800 || 2020-21 || Under Construction
|}

==Pollution and Threats==

A 2014 study of coal plants in Southeast India documented extensive environmental impacts from the North Chennai Thermal Power Station, including dumping of large quantities of coal combustion waste into the Buckingham Canal and in nearby marshlands, leaking ash ponds, and discharge of hot water into Ennore Creek. The impacts have been especially felt by local fishing communities, which have protested the expansion of the plant. Additional impacts have been caused by dredging associated with Ennore Port, which supplies coal to the plant. Environmental activists are demanding that construction on the third phase of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station in Ennore be halted since there is a wide variety of wildlife within the area of the plant that is at risk from continued construction. It is planned for 2019 - 2020

The North Chennai Thermal Power Station is polluting the area in [[Athipattu Pudunagar]], [[Ennore]] and thus has taken away the livelihood of many residents. Air pollution is one part of it, as toxic gases get free when coal is burned and the dust of the coal that is stored around the plants accesses the lungs while breathing. Data of the Central Pollution Control Board proves that the air in Ennore is unhealthy to breathe.<ref name="CPCB: Continuous Ambient Air quality">{{cite web
| url = http://www.cpcb.gov.in/CAAQM/frmReportdisplay.aspx
| title = CPCB: Continuous Ambient Air quality| publisher = Central Pollution Control Board
| access-date = 6 July 2017
}}</ref>
A huge threat to the environment in [[Athipattu Pudunagar]] and [[Ennore]] is the illegal dumping of [[fly ash]] by the [[Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation]] (TANGEDCO), which is running the North Chennai Thermal Power Plant. Fly ash from the ash pond of the plant in leaking into the [[Ennore Creek]].<ref name="Death by a Thousand Cuts: Report of Public Hearing Held On Loss of Ecology and Fisher Livelihood in Ennore Creek">{{cite web
| url = https://storyofennore.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/ph_report.pdf
| title = Death by a Thousand Cuts: Report of Public Hearing Held On Loss of Ecology and Fisher Livelihood in Ennore Creek
| date = April 2017
| publisher = Ennore Anaithu Meenava Grama Kootamaipu
| access-date = 6 July 2017
}}</ref>
Ennore Creek plays a vital role in balancing the coastal ecosystem in the area. Fly ash is a by-product when [[coal]] gets burned and is toxic; it contains [[heavy metals]] such as [[arsenic]], [[boron]], [[cadmium]], [[chromium]], [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] and [[selenium]].<ref name="Ennore Creek – Ecology and Violations">{{cite web
| url = https://storyofennore.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/ennore-ecology-and-violations.pdf
| title = Ennore Creek – Ecology and Violations
| publisher = The Coastal Resource Centre
| access-date = 23 June 2017
}}</ref>
Heavy metals such as [[selenium]] bioaccumulate in fish and harm their ability to reproduce. This affects fish resources and in turn, livelihood of fishermen. In some areas the dumped ash has reduced the depth of the creek from 14 feet below sea level to 2 to 4 feet. This reduces the creek´s ability to carry water, which is crucial, especially in times of flooding and in some areas makes it nearly impossible for fishermen to use their boats on the water. In an recent order the southern bench of the [[National Green Tribunal]] forces TANGEDCO to remove the illegally dumped fly ash from the Ennore Creek. If TANGEDCO fails to do this within one week the two units from it will be shut down at the next hearing. Additionally, TANGEDCO has to repair leaking pipes and come up with a plan how to replace the old ones.<ref name="Tangedco given a week to remove flyash from Ennore Creek">{{cite web
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tangedco-given-a-week-to-remove-flyash-from-ennore-creek/article19262231.ece
| title =Tangedco given a week to remove flyash from Ennore Creek
| date = 12 July 2017
| publisher = The Hindu
| access-date = 13 July 2017
}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Energy}}
* [[List of power stations in India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/North_Chennai_Thermal_Power_Station North Chennai Thermal Power Station] at [[SourceWatch]]

{{Power Plants of Tamil Nadu}}

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