 "Power shortage in TN drops below 1% in 2012-13")
Peak power shortage in Tamil Nadu has dropped to 0.9 per cent in Apr-Jun 2014, down from 13.2 per cent in 2012-13.
Speaking at the State Assembly today, electricity, prohibition and excise Minister Natham R Viswanathan said the installed production capacity is around 12,484 Mw plus additional (8,219-Mw of renewable energy).
The peak power demand rose to 13,775-Mw at 293.97 million units in June 2014, up from 10,702-Mw at 233.59 million units in March 2011.
The minister said the future demand for electricity is expected to touch 14,500-Mw in 2014-15, from the current around 13,500-Mw.
To address the future demand shortfall, state government had inked agreements for 3,330-Mw power for the next 15 years, starting from 2014-15. Of this, 1,500-Mw would be sourced from August 2014, 1,098-Mw would be met from Coastal Energy and IL&FS, said the minister.
Some of the key projects, to the tune of 2,000-Mw, which are expected to go on stream, include TNEB-NTPC (State distribution company's share of 350-Mw), the joint Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board project (387-Mw), Neyveli Lignite (230-Mw) and Kudankulam (1,025-Mw).
The minister also noted job orders were given to projects with a cumulative generation capacity of 3,300-Mw, which are worth Rs 23,512 crore. These projects are coming at Ennore and Udangudi and are expected to go on stream between 2017 and 2019.
Speaking at the State Assembly today, electricity, prohibition and excise Minister Natham R Viswanathan said the installed production capacity is around 12,484 Mw plus additional (8,219-Mw of renewable energy).
The peak power demand rose to 13,775-Mw at 293.97 million units in June 2014, up from 10,702-Mw at 233.59 million units in March 2011.
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The state added 2,500-Mw between 2011 and 2014, including Mettur (600-Mw), north Chennai (1200-Mw) and NTPC (700-Mw).
The minister said the future demand for electricity is expected to touch 14,500-Mw in 2014-15, from the current around 13,500-Mw.
To address the future demand shortfall, state government had inked agreements for 3,330-Mw power for the next 15 years, starting from 2014-15. Of this, 1,500-Mw would be sourced from August 2014, 1,098-Mw would be met from Coastal Energy and IL&FS, said the minister.
Some of the key projects, to the tune of 2,000-Mw, which are expected to go on stream, include TNEB-NTPC (State distribution company's share of 350-Mw), the joint Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board project (387-Mw), Neyveli Lignite (230-Mw) and Kudankulam (1,025-Mw).
The minister also noted job orders were given to projects with a cumulative generation capacity of 3,300-Mw, which are worth Rs 23,512 crore. These projects are coming at Ennore and Udangudi and are expected to go on stream between 2017 and 2019.