Coimbatore (TN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation key projects in Tamil Nadu, including the 2×500 MW Neyveli new thermal power plant, and laid the foundation stone for important initiatives in the state.
The Neyveli project is a lignite-based power plant designed for a power generation capacity of 1000 MW with two units of 500 MW capacity each.
The prime minister also inaugurated virtually a 709 MW solar power project of NLCIL and over 4,000 tenements in Tiruppur, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli, at an event attended by the Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister K Palaniswami and deputy CM O Panneerselvam.
Modi also laid the foundation stone for the extension, renovation and modernization of the Lower Bhavani Project System. (PTI)
