With Tamil Nadu’s peak power demand expected to reach a record high of 20,000 MW in the summer period in 2024-25, about 14,000-14500 MW or 70% of the requirement is likely to be drawn from Inter State Transmission System.
The State would meet 6,000 MW of the requirement from internal sources, an official from Southern Regional Load Despatch Centre (SRLDC) pointed out during the recent meeting of Operation Coordination Sub-Committee of Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC).
The State’s peak power demand in the summer of 2024-25, is expected to surpass the previous all-time high peak demand of 19,387 MW hit on April 20 this year. The SRLDC official also pointed out the need to strengthen the transmission network to handle the expected increase in the load.
