Overview
Tamil Nadu is among the top 3 states in India that have the highest power requirement as well as peak power deficit. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the anticipated power requirement was 92,637 Million Units(MUs) or Million kWh, whereas the availability was anticipated at 65,260 MUs. The anticipated month wise breakup as estimated by CEA is given below.
Blogs on Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu – Lowest bid @ Rs. 4.40/kWh, Unicorn ReNew Power’s fundraising,and more – The Sunday RE Brunch 5(19/2/2017)
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) had floated a tender for procurement of 500 MW of solar power and it had received bids for a total of 300 MW from 22 developers(earlier post here). The price bids were opened yesterday, and The Hindu newspaper(read here) has reported that the lowest bid is Rs. 4.40/kWh […]
Tamil Nadu – Power Tariffs proposes steep electricity tariff hike for bridging revenue gap of Rs. 6,854 Crores
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, which has been very active of late(having passed the solar tariff order and the order on declining to approve the Tamil Nadu solar bidding process), has proposed electricity tariff hikes. Stakeholders have been given time till 23rd October 2014 to submit their views on the same. The Chief Minister […]
Tamil Nadu Solar faces setback – TNERC declines to approve purchase of 708 MW of power
“The bidding process conducted by TANGDCO for the purchase of 708 MW of solar power from 52 developers has no legal sanctity”. This is the gist of a landmark order passed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) on 15 September 2014, according to “The Hindu”. The report by The Hindu says that TNERC ruled […]
Tamil Nadu – Solar PV Tariff set at Rs. 7.01/kWh
Some good news for Tamil Nadu Solar at last. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) has finally released the tariff order on solar power. The tariff order comes more than a year after the TNERC released a consultative paper proposing a tariff of Rs.5.78/kWh. The tariff, applicable for a control period of one year, will be Rs […]
The curious case of Tamil Nadu Solar
“No time extension will be given. We are confident that all the projects will be commissioned by November 2013” – This was the response of one of the officials at a pre-bid meeting in December 2012 when several prospective bidders pleaded for time extension in order to take part in the Tamil Nadu Solar bidding(more here […]
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