Dinakaran called for cancellation of public hearing on Ennore thermal plant expansion project

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Thursday called for the cancellation of the public hearing scheduled for Friday on the Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project proposed by the Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited (TNPGCL). ), which is now operating fossil fuel based power plants and implementing such projects.

In a post on his social media handle, Mr. Dhinakaran said that environmentalists had expressed concern that North Chennai might become uninhabitable as there are many power plants, oil refineries and chemical factories. Adding a 660 megawatt (MW) unit will worsen the situation, he said.