New capacity to relieve TN of power crunch

摘要

Over 3,000 Mw of power generation capacity will be added in Tamil Nadu over the next six months, which would alleviate the power shortage in the State, according to K. Venugopal, Member, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission. Power consumption in the State has been increasing by about 9 per cent annually but additions to power generation capacity have not matched the growth in demand. Of the 58 billion units of electricity supplied annually, over 11-12 billion units are being supplied to high tension, primarily industrial consumers. But over the last four years, restriction and control measures have been adopted to tide over the electricity shortage.