Tamil Nadu takes steps to get the most out of wind power
To utilise the power generated from windwills to the maximum, Jayalalithaa cancelled the 20% power cut given to high pressure industries.
By PTI | Updated:
CHENNAI: In an attempt to utilise the power generated from windwills to the maximum, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today cancelled the 20 per cent power cut on the power given to high pressure industries from today.
"The approximate 100 MW power generated from the windmills in August and September during the nights, will be delivered to high power industries without the 20 per cent power cut between 10 pm and 5 am. This will come in effect from today (August 8)," she said in a statement.
Interested parties who intimate their willingness to Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to use this power can avail it, she said, adding the scheme would benefit the producers of wind energy and would also earn the state a profit of Rs 10 crore, she said.
Earlier, the energy generated from windmills during nights especially during the months of August and September was not utilised fully, as generated power could not be stored, she said.
Windmills in Tamil Nadu generate 6,007 MW of electricity, the statement said.
"The approximate 100 MW power generated from the windmills in August and September during the nights, will be delivered to high power industries without the 20 per cent power cut between 10 pm and 5 am. This will come in effect from today (August 8)," she said in a statement.
Interested parties who intimate their willingness to Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to use this power can avail it, she said, adding the scheme would benefit the producers of wind energy and would also earn the state a profit of Rs 10 crore, she said.
Earlier, the energy generated from windmills during nights especially during the months of August and September was not utilised fully, as generated power could not be stored, she said.
Windmills in Tamil Nadu generate 6,007 MW of electricity, the statement said.
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