Tamil Nadu: PM Modi Inaugurates Various Projects In Coimbatore Including 1000 MW Power Plant Built With Rs 7,800 Crore PM Modi and other dignitaries at the event in Coimbatore (PMO) The Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, on Thursday (25 February) inaugurated 1000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project and 709 MW Solar Power Project of NLCIL in Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. The 709 MW solar power project is indigenously developed with an investment of over Rs 3,000 crore and 1,000 MW thermal power project is constructed at a cost of Rs 7,800 crore. Over 65 per cent of the power generated from the thermal plant will be allotted to Tamil Nadu.