SPIC building, Chennai

SPIC building, Chennai, is one of the oldest skyscrapers of the city. Earlier, it was popularly known as "twin towers of Chennai." The main building has 10 floors and Annexe building has 8 floors. It houses the headquarters of Southern Petrochemical Industries Corp. Ltd., a joint venture between the MA Chidambaram Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp. Ltd (TIDCO). It is one of the Asia's largest fertilizer factories located in southern part of India. The building is built facing Guindy railway station, on Anna Salai.

SPIC House, Chennai
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleModernism
Address88 Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 032
Town or cityChennai
CountryIndia
Coordinates13°0′42″N 80°13′7″E
Opened1977 (1977)
Renovated1993
OwnerSouthern Petrochemical Industries Corp Ltd.
Technical details
Floor count10 (main building)
8 (annexe building)
Design and construction
Architecture firmEast Coast Constructions & Industries Ltd.
Website
spic.in

The SPIC administrative building was built in 1977 and Annexe building in the year 1993. However, one of the two buildings still stand, the other being sold and partly demolished, underscoring the declining fortunes of the company.[1]

Consulates

The building houses honorary consulates of Belgium and the Philippines.[2][3]

Energy conservation

The building receives 11 kV power from Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. The contracted demand is 1,300 kVA. The 11 kV supply is converted to 440 volts through two 1 mVA transformers. The average energy consumption is 9,000 (kWhr) units per day. Of the 9,000 units, two-thirds of the consumption is consumed by air-conditioning system. Both the main and the annexe buildings are fully air-conditioned. However, in the main building, which is more than 20 years old, energy conservation efforts are not initiated.[4]

See also

References
  1. Ramesh, Niranjana (26 April 2011). "With focus on fertilizers, can Muthiah revive SPIC's fortunes?". livemint.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. "Addresses of Belgian Embassies and Consulates abroad". Kingdom of Belgium, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. "PHL Embassies and Consulates General". Republic of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. Veluswamy, V. A. "Energy conservation in SPIC HOUSE" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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