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States » SouthPosted at: Oct 1 2020 5:04PM


After 58 yrs of service, NLCIL decommissions South Asia's first Lignite-fired power station TPS-1

Cuddalore, Oct 1 (UNI) Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited
(NLCIL) has de-commissioned its iconic 600 MW First Thermal
Power Station (TPS-1), which has generated 1,85,390 million
units over the last five decades, last evening.
After being in operation for the last 58 years ever since it was
synchronished with the grid on May 23, 1962, the boilers, turbines
and generators at the South Asia’s first and only lignite-fired power
station of NLCIL fell silent at 1604 hrs last evening, when the sixth
and last one, Unit-6, was decommissioned.
NLCIL sources said TPS-I was set up following discovery of lignite
deposits in Neyveli in this district of Tamil Nadu in 1962.
An epitome of Indo-Soviet collaboration, TPS-I in all had nine units,
including six units of 50 MW each and three units of 100 MW each.
The plant was set up between 1962 and 1970 in three stages with
an initial capital of Rs 77.81 crore.
The then President Dr S Radhakrishnan had dedicated the Unit-I to
the Nation on August five, 1962
While Unit-1 was synchronised with the grid on May 23, 1962, the
last unit was synchronised with the grid on February 21, 1970, with
TANGEDCO being the sole beneficiary of the plant.
After the Unit-1 of the Neyveli New Thermal Plant--the replacement
plant--started commercial operation, NLCIL started decommissioning
the TPS-I units in phases from March this year.
Accordingly, all the units of TPS-I have been decommissioned and
Unit-6 was the last go silent at 1604 hrs yesterday.
Since its inception, TPS-1 had generated a total of 1,85,390 million
units. All the Units of TPS-I have clocked a total service of 32,66,140
hours.
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