Tamil Nadu plans new desalination plant for thermal units in north Chennai B Sivakumar – India

A new desalination plant will come up in north Chennai to cater exclusively to thermal units of Tangedco. State power minister P Thangamani announced this in the assembly on Thursday while replying to the debate on demands for grants for the electricity department.

Chennai already has two desalination plants at Minjur and Nemili, each with a capacity of 100 million litres per day (MLD).

Another plant with 150 MLD capacity will come up at Nemili. The one planned in North Chennai is the fourth desalination plant [
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