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Neyveli lignite thermal power station commissioned

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Neyveli lignite thermal power station commissioned
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The first units of the Neyveli Thermal Power Station, burning lignite from the Neyveli mines, were commissioned.

Neyveli Thermal Power Station I was built with Soviet assistance to burn lignite mined by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Its first units were commissioned in May 1962, and all nine units, with a total of 600 MW, were in service by September 1970. Boilers, turbines and generators were imported from the Soviet Union. The station became a major source of electricity for the southern states.

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