TN taking steps to make state power surplus
Stressing the need for enhancing power production in the state, Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy today said the state had initiated various measures to make the state a power surplus one.
By PTI |
CHENNAI: Stressing the need for enhancing power production in the state, Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy today said the state had initiated various measures to make the state a power surplus one.
Addressing the Tamil Nadu Vision 2025 Summit, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, he said the state government had sanctioned various Merchant Power Projects to boost power production.
The government had planned to generate about 2000 MW from wind energy between May and December, of which nearly 1300 MW would be supplied to Power Trading Corporation, enabling the state to gain a profit of Rs 1000 crore.
He said the state would be one of the key contributors in the power sector in the country.
The Minister said the government was actively considering motivating the private sector to set up solar power plants in the state.
The proposed Power Transmission Corporation, to be set up at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore, would link the surplus power produced in the state to the southern grid in Bangalore, he added.
Addressing the Tamil Nadu Vision 2025 Summit, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, he said the state government had sanctioned various Merchant Power Projects to boost power production.
The government had planned to generate about 2000 MW from wind energy between May and December, of which nearly 1300 MW would be supplied to Power Trading Corporation, enabling the state to gain a profit of Rs 1000 crore.
He said the state would be one of the key contributors in the power sector in the country.
The Minister said the government was actively considering motivating the private sector to set up solar power plants in the state.
The proposed Power Transmission Corporation, to be set up at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore, would link the surplus power produced in the state to the southern grid in Bangalore, he added.
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