Chennai, April 19 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu is set to purchase power to the tune of 6000 MW to overcome the shortage of power in the months of April and May. Sources in Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) told BPNS that an agreement is made with power suppliers to purchase 3047 MW for the […]

Chennai, March 13 (BPNS) Two thermal power plants in Tamil Nadu at Mettur and Thoothukudi (each 210 MW capacity), have been temporarily shut down due to the shortage of coal. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) official said that this is due to the transportation of coal from Odisha which is the only source […]

Chennai, March 12 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is for installing solar power plants of 20,000 Mw capacity at a likely cost of Rs 70,000 crore. A senior official of the Tangedco told IANS that this step is to reduce the volume of power purchased from private companies, to increase the renewable […]

Chennai, Feb 6 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) is to procure a total of 1000 Meg watts of power to meet the summer demand of which tenders are to be floated for a purchase of 400 Mw of power. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has given the go-ahead to TANGEDCO […]