Chennai, June 17 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government power utility, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has hit a technical glitch in the total automation of electricity bills. A senior official with the Tangedco while speaking to BPNS said that the power utility was to create an app to completely automate the power billing […]
Chennai, June 11 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is in the process of producing 20000 MW of solar power in the state in ten years’ time to reduce the dependence on Coal-based power plants. The power utility has already commissioned a private technical consultancy firm to produce a project report within […]
Chennai, June 10 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is mulling to install separate power transmission lines for agriculture services across the state. This is under the central government’s revamped distribution sector scheme to improve operational efficiency and strengthen power infrastructure. The project to be implemented at a cost of Rs 2000 […]
Chennai, June 5 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has announced power cuts from 9 am to 2 pm in Chennai on Monday, June 6,2022. The Tangedco in a statement said that there would be power cuts in Tambaram- Pallikaranai and Mylapore areas. In Tambaram- Pallikaranai areas power cuts will be suspended on […]
Puducherry, June 2 (BPNS) Engineers and employees of Puducherry electricity department will intensify their fight against privatization of the power department with a hunger strike from June 8 onwards. The protesting employees said that the hunger strike will not affect the functioning of the department as the employees will be conducting the strike on a […]
Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Power Distribution Company (Tangedco) is in the process of replacing digital power meters with smart meters. This is to help the consumers get information on consumption, tariff, bill due date, and penalty for defaulting on payments in the mobile numbers of the consumers. The department is […]
Chennai, May 9(BPNS) With the Coal shortage taking its toll on power production in Tamil Nadu as in the rest of the country, the Coimbatore corporation is planning to generate 2 Mw of Solar power for its energy requirements with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) is […]
Chennai, April 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Power Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) will double up the power production in the state by 2030. State Electricity minister, Senthil Balaji in a statement on Wednesday said that the Tangedco will roll out ‘TNEB 2.0’ just like Singara Chennai 2.0. The Tangedco, according to the minister will […]
Chennai, April 25 (BPNS) With Tamil Nadu facing unprecedented power disruptions, primarily due to the shortage of Coal and other distribution issues, the functioning of small and medium companies in the state is affected. The unit owners said that the regular disruptions in the past few days are a cause of worry as the use […]
Chennai, April 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) has floated tenders for the transportation of coal from Odisha. The Tamil Nadu power company has called for bidders to transport coal from Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd which is a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd. The tender will close on April 27th. According […]
