Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Industries Association leaders have announced that around fifty thousand industries including small-scale industries will go on a one-day strike on Monday against the electricity tariff revision in the state. The protesting organizations are also demanding the state to withdraw peak hour charge and fixed charges. The office bearers […]
Chennai, Mar 6 (BPNS) The Power Loom workers of Tamil Nadu are elated after the state government announced 250 units more of free power to the power looms by the state government. The state government in an order on Saturday increased the number of free units to the power looms from 750 units to the […]
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) will import 9 million metric tonnes of coal in March to provide uninterrupted power supply during summer. The coal, according to sources in Tangedco will be imported from Indonesia. This decision is following the Union Coal ministry directing the state governments to import […]
Chennai, Jan 31 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu generation and distribution company (Tangedco) has sought approval from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to purchase 420 MW of solar energy from farmers. The solar power will be purchased under the Prime Minister’s Kisan Urga Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme which is intended to double the income […]
Chennai, Jan 31( BPNS) Tamil Nadu electricity minister, Senthil Balaji has said that the government has extended the last date for linking Aadhar to the electricity consumer to February 15. The earlier deadline was January 31. It is to be noted that the Tamil Nadu government has made it mandatory for consumers to link their […]
Chennai, Jan 24 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is to formulate a plan for consumers to give up the 100 free units and other power subsidies. This will come into effect after the Aadhar linking of the consumers is completed. A senior officer with Tangedco while speaking to BPNS said that […]
Chennai, Dec 16 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has convened a meeting with the Voluntary Consumer organizations functioning in the North Chennai area on December 31. The meeting is convened as part of Tangedco’s move to get proper feedback from consumer organizations and the public regarding its performance which includes the […]
Chennai, Nov 4 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu power utilities, Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd (Tantransco), and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) have expressed concern over Unit 1 of the Madras Atomic Power Station(MAPS) shutdown. Both the power utilities of Tamil Nadu have written to Southern Regional Power Committee on the shutdown of Unit […]
Chennai, Oct 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is planning to break even by 2025-26 and aims to make a profit by the same financial year. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has also approved Tangedco for increasing the tariff levels. Tangedco is also planning a crackdown on power thefts to increase the […]
Chennai, Oct 12 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has geared up for the Northeast monsoon to hit the state in the last week of October. While the Public Works Department is yet to complete the storm drain works in many parts of the state, the Tangedco has geared up for the […]
