Vallur Thermal Power Station is a power plant located in Athipattu Pudunagar, Vallur in Thiruvallur district, North Chennai, India. The power plant is operated by NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited, a joint venture between NTPC Limited and TANGEDCO, and has three units with 500 MW each. In January 2014, the units in the power plant achieved a record generation of 24.09 million units (kWh) of electricity. The project adds nearly 24 million units a day to the grid. Tamil Nadu is the major beneficiary of power generated from this facility (about 750 MW), while some of it is supplied to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry. The plant will consume 4.62 megatonnes (4,550,000 long tons; 5,090,000 short tons) of coal a year. Coal for the plant will be brought from Orissa through the ship to Ennore Port, from where it will be transported by a pipe conveyor crossing Ennore Creek. ... Read More
Highlights about Vallur
Thiruvallur High Roadadds to the connectivity of t... more
CTH Road, MTH Road connects the area to other part... more
Vallur Sub Post Office nearby
ADW GOVT HIGH SCHOOL, Vivekananda Vidyalaya, etc n... more
What is good here
PERAMBUR is the nearest railway station to the area
Thiruvallur High Roadadds to the connectivity of the area
Broad roads in the area
Night time is safe and secure in the area
Street lights installed in all the lanes here
Regular patrolling by police in the area
Huge quantity of clean and well-maintained parks in the area
Good focus given to overall hygiene of the area by local authorities
Cleaner air as compared to other parts of Chennai
Prices peaking in the area after pandemic
Vallur Sub Post Office nearby
Thiruvallur High Roadadds to the connectivity of the area
What can be better
Lack of bus connectivity within the area
Lack of sidewalks in the area
Potholes develop on the roads during rains
Night safety needs more focus by local authorities
Damaged street lights need repair
Patrolling hours should be increased
Bigger parks should be setup in the area
Garbage disposal should be proper in the area
High pollution in the area
Lack of corporate offices in the area
No new development in the area
Rental rates going down in this area after pandemic