Mettur Thermal Power Station

The Mettur Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired electric power station located in Salem district of . It is operated by Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: building in India
  • Also known as: “Mettur Thermal Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mettur Dam railway station and Mettur Dam.

Railway station
is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station situated in , in the Indian state of . is situated 3½ km north of Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Dam
Photo: Vvenka1, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is one of the largest dams in India built in pre-independent India and is also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. is situated 3½ km north of Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mettur and Vanavasi.

Town
Photo: Sar kumar a, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an industrial and tourist town located in the in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the which is the largest dam in south India. is situated 2½ km northwest of Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Village
Photo: Rskrss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of in the Indian state of . It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 5.2 km2, it had a population of 7,130 individuals as per the 2011 census. is situated 8 km east of Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Village
is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of in the Indian state of . It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 8.13 km2, it had a population of 10,809 individuals as per the 2011 census. is situated 8 km east of Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Mettur Thermal Power Station

Latitude
11.77547° or 11° 46′ 32″ north
Longitude
77.81542° or 77° 48′ 56″ east
Operator
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Open location code
7J3VQRG8+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 429967366
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q6825517
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Tamil—“Mettur Thermal Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mettur kullkraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Mettur kullkraftverk”
  • Tamil: “மேட்டூர் அனல் மின் நிலையம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chinnakavur Hospital and Mettur Dam RTOffice.

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