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Why the Ennore Thermal Power Station expansion project is in trouble

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State expects to cover power deficit through various arrangements next summer

TN to face 1,080-4,380 MW power deficit in 2024 summer. TN SLDC to meet deficit through purchases, swap power arrangement & power from independent producers. TN has highest energy consumption in South India, all-time peak demand of 19,387 MW on April 20. Tangedco’s own thermal power gen. capacity stands at…

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Tangedco notice proves BJP’s allegations on ETPS contract, says Annamalai

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Tamil Nadu’s daily coal stock availability declines

Tamil Nadu's coal stock availability down to 1.5M tonnes; sufficient to run Tangedco's power plants for 10 days. Renewable energy generation (wind & solar) in Aug (till 10th) 1,328.85M units. Coal India supplied 4.5MMT of coal in 1st Q of 2023-24. Railways likely to increase coal transportation capacity by 185MT…

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Adani Green expects over ₹100 crore one time revenue, post favourable ruling on solar project

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Tangedco has highest legacy, current dues among distribution companies

Tangedco had highest legacy and current dues among State power dist. cos. Centre's scheme allows discoms to clear dues in up to 48 instalments, saving TN over ₹4,500 crore. Thirteen States opted for EMI options, with total outstanding of ₹1,39,747 crore. Tangedco had legacy dues of ₹11,677 crore, current dues…

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Rice millers want Tangedco to reduce fixed charges

Federation urges TN govt. to reduce fixed charges on rice mills to reduce rice prices; GST on pre-packed, pre-labeled rice up to 25kg should be waived off.

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Aptel rules in favour of Tangedco over declaring transmission corridor a national asset

Aptel rules in favour of Tangedco, sets aside CERC order denying strategic importance to Raigarh-Pugalur-Thrissur HVDC transmission corridor. Aptel directs CERC to pass fresh order after consulting statutory authorities & considering letter from Union Ministry of Power. This will reduce transmission charges on TN by ₹504 crore/yr.

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NTPC told to defer implementation of scheme to pool older power plants

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TNERC rules in favour of Adani Group firm, sets aside Tangedco’s communication

TNERC rules in favour of Adani Group firm Kamuthi Renewable Energy Ltd., sets aside Tangedco’s communication seeking segregation of the firm’s 72 MW-solar project into two and payment of different tariff rates, as illegal and without jurisdiction. Firm entitled to ₹7.01/unit tariff for entire 72 MW-project, as it was commissioned…

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Power tariff hike: T.N. Electricity Regulatory Commission approves of payment of additional subsidy to Tangedco

.TNERC approves additional subsidy for Tangedco, exempting domestic consumers from tariff hike. State govt to pay ₹394.50 cr, ₹226.58 cr after adjusting excess subsidy. TNERC advises govt to release subsidy proportionately before every quarter.

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There has been a lapse on part of NLC in land acquisition, leading to lignite shortage: Tangedco

Tangedco finds NLCIL has lapsed in land acquisition, leading to lignite shortage at Neyveli Thermal Power Station-II. TN, Kerala, Karnataka, AP & Puducherry share power generated from the station. TANTRANSCO wrote to SRPC on frequent outage due to lignite conservation. Tangedco asked NLCIL to furnish status of land acquisition &…

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Tangedco seeks pan-India joint study to plan transmission for renewable energy

Tangedco seeks all-India joint study to plan transmission schemes for 500GW renewable energy capacity by 2030. Report estimates cost of ₹2.44 lakh crore. Tangedco proposes detailed analysis of economic & efficient system for seamless evacuation of green power. Central Transmission Utility to conduct study considering State-wise capacity addition & scenario…

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Tangedco field staff should be enlightened about TNERC’s power, regulatory says

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission observed that a well-coordinated approach is required from the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation headquarters to direct all its field and subordinate officers to comply with the Commission’s orders, especially those on consumer-centric matters.

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Ombudsman allows reclassification of common service tariff of a residential complex

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NLCIL’s plea to recover tax liabilities from State discoms not maintainable, says CERC

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TNERC issues tariff increase order effective July 1; no hike for domestic consumers

In its previous tariff hike order on September 9, 2022, TNERC had approved a methodology for Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) linked tariff revision for FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27. Based on this, it issued a suo-motu order on tariff for Tangedco.

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Tangedco cuts power supply to damaged poles on the lake near Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai

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Tangedco’s losses narrowed in fiscal 2023 after tariff revision, says ratings firm

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited’s (Tangedco) net loss narrowed in fiscal 2023, after the tariff revision which came into effect from September 10 last year, according to a ratings report.

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Tamil Nadu’s power sector might see coal demand of 65.7 million tonnes by FY30

The power sector in Tamil Nadu may see a maximum coal demand of 65.7 million tonnes by the financial year 2030 from actual consumption of 27.95 million tonnes in financial year 2022, as per government’s report on Integrated Coal Logistics Plan for efficient coal evacuation.

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Bring back Vallur Thermal Power Station unit-1 at the earliest: Tantransco

Bring back Vallur Thermal Power Station unit-1 at the earliest

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Refund excess charges collected from realty developer for new service connections, TNERC tells Tangedco

Consumers need pay only for installation for high-tension and low-tension lines, whereas Tangedco must bear the cost pertaining to distribution transformers and related structures, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulation Commission has ruled earlier

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TNERC rejects Tangedco plea for collecting cost from consumers over installation of distribution transformers

Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has rejected a plea to review its verdict that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (Tangedco) is not entitled to collect both development charges and extension/estimate cost from the consumer while effecting new service connection.

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Battleground summer; power tussles begin

A senior official of Tangedco says that except during the COVID-19 lockdown enforced in 2020 and 2021, the power demand has been increasing every summer. This year, the peak power demand record has been broken twice, with an all-time high of 19,387 MW and 423.785 million units consumed on April…

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Chennai and nearby districts escape from power outages

Chennai’s power demand is almost one-fifth of the State’s total demand because of the huge residential, commercial and industrial population

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