Vallur Thermal Power Station

Vallur Thermal Power Station is a power plant located in Vallur, Thiruvallur district, India.

NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (NTECL)

It is a joint venture between NTPC Limited and TANGEDCO and has three units with 500 MW each.

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved hard cost of ₹58.40 lakh/MW or about ₹876 crore towards installation of emission control systems at Vallur Thermal Power Station, in order to meet the Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission control norms set by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Flue Gas Desulphurisation

Thermal power stations are installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) equipment to comply with the Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission norms.

As per Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notification in 2022, thermal power plants located within 10-km radius of National Capital Region (NCR) or in cities having million plus population (as per 2011 census of India) have to comply with the norms by December 31, 2024.