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Sanjay Vijayakumar

Tangedco gets nod to procure 3 MW of solar power under PM-KUSUM scheme

Tangedco Chennai Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco) has got regulatory nod to procure solar power with combined capacity of 3 MW from two farmers at a tariff of ₹2.99 per unit, under Component – A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme.

Under component-A of PM-Kusum Scheme, renewable energy based power plants of capacity 500 kW to 2 MW can be setup by individual farmers/ group of farmers/ cooperatives/ panchayats/ Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO)/Water User associations (WUA) on barren/fallow land. 

The renewable energy power project will be installed within a five km radius of the sub-stations in order to avoid high cost of sub-transmission lines and to reduce transmission losses. The power generated will be purchased by the local distribution company at a pre-fixed tariff.

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