Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Singareni to Supply Coal to Tamil Nadu Power Plant
Singareni, a coal company, will start sending coal to Tamil Nadu.
They will supply 2.88 million tonnes of coal every year.
This coal is for a power plant in Tamil Nadu that makes electricity.
The agreement for this is going to be signed soon.
The coal will come from a coal block in Odisha.
Tamil Nadu already gets coal from Singareni for another power plant.
This new supply will help the state get more electricity.
SCCL will supply coal to TANGEDCO.
The Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) is expected to be signed soon.
Coal will be supplied from the Naini coal block in Odisha.
The coal is for a thermal power plant in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu will be the first state to receive coal from Naini block.
- Who
- Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO)
- What
- SCCL will supply coal to TANGEDCO.
- When
- The Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) is expected to be signed within the next 10 days.
- Where
- From SCCL's Naini coal block in Odisha to a power plant in Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- To provide coal for Tamil Nadu's thermal power plant.
- Coal Supplier
- Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)
- Coal Grade
- G-11
- Annual Supply
- 2.88 million tonnes
- Recipient
- Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TANGEDCO)
- Power Plant
- 1,200 MW thermal plant at Udangudi
- Location of Plant
- Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu