Cethar Vessels to foray into power generation

01 Oct 2010 Editorial Team

Power equipment manufacturer, Cethar Vessels will venture into the power production segment by setting up a thermal power plant and a solar farm in Tamil Nadu. Investment for the project is pegged at Rs 5,000 crore. It will have a capacity of 1,010 MW. The 12 MW solar farm, which will be developed in Pudukottai district of the state is estimated to cost Rs 180 crore.

The company is also mulling a facility to manufacture turbines for thermal power plants in Tiruchy with an outlay of Rs 1,200 crore. The proposed plant will be set up in the next three years in phases with an aggregate capacity of 4,000 MW. Besides, it will pump in another Rs 200 crore to expand the production capacity for boilers to 12,000 MW from the current 8,000 MW. This is expected to be complete by December 2011.

Contact: Cethar Vessels Ltd. Tel: 0431-248 4000. Fax: 0431-248 1079. Website:

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