TN to spice up renewable capability, to spend ₹700 crore in bolstering distribution infrastructure

The Tamil Nadu authorities has introduced a number of new measures to reinforce renewable power capability within the State, with plans to take a position about ₹700 crore in bettering energy distribution and transmission infrastructure.

“To satisfy the rising power demand and obtain targets within the inexperienced power sector, the State authorities goals so as to add about 2,000 MW of capability by means of photo voltaic, wind, and different renewable power sources through the non-public sector,” stated Thangam Thennarasu, Minister of Electrical energy, Finance, and Human Sources Administration, on the Meeting.

With an put in capability of 19,628.40 MW, Tamil Nadu at present ranks third in India for renewable power put in capability.

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Thennarasu additionally talked about that the State authorities would quickly introduce a brand new renewable power hybrid coverage to spice up renewable power technology, together with a brand new coverage to advertise hydropower and pumped storage tasks.

On the latest International Traders Meet, the State authorities signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for photo voltaic, wind, and hybrid tasks totaling about 18,429 MW. Moreover, MoUs for 1,600 MW of pumped storage vegetation have been signed.

The power division plans to take a position about ₹700 crore in upgrading distribution and transmission infrastructure throughout the State. This contains ₹200 crore for putting in roughly 2,000 transformers of various capacities to make sure high quality energy distribution.

Additional, ₹211 crore can be allotted for establishing a 210 kV substation in Tiruppur district and a 110 kV substation in Tiruchi district. An funding of ₹217 crore will improve the load capability of 19 energy transformers in Chennai and Kancheepuram Districts, and ₹75 crore can be used to ascertain three new 33/11 kV substations and improve the load capability of six current 33/11 kV substations.

As of March 2024, the State Power Division’s transmission system infrastructure included 1,091 numbers of substations and 38,772 km of transmission strains underneath varied voltage classes.