NLC India Ltd. and the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) are engaged in a tussle before the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) over the issue of curtailment of renewable energy.
In its petition before the TNERC, NLC said it had installed 1,400 MW capacity of renewable energy (solar and wind) with an investment of nearly ₹6,000 crore and has entered into power purchase agreements with the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco).
The company also said its solar installed capacity accounts for 33.5% of the total solar capacity of Tamil Nadu (4,007 MW). It alleged that the curtailment of solar and wind energy capacity, citing grid security as a reason, has been on the rise since April 2019.
