Tamil Nadu govt to set up 4,000 Mw thermal project

Project to be set up on 3,000 acres of land, at an outlay of Rs 24,000 cr

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the government will set up a 4,000 Mw thermal power plant in Ramanathapuram district.

Announcing this in the assembly, Jayalalithaa said the mega power project would come up at an outlay of Rs 24,000 crore. Ramanathapuram lies around 550 km from here.

She said 3,000 acres of land for the project had been identified and work would start after getting necessary approvals.

Jayalalithaa said the government would strengthen the power distribution infrastructure at an outlay of Rs.6,791 crore.