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TANGEDCO Plans 4 GW Solar Park with BESS in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu’s Power Minister V Senthil Balaji informed the legislative assembly that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) would develop a 4 GW solar park with battery energy storage systems to meet the growing demand for power in the state.

 

The minister has also demanded grants for his department and said TANGEDCO has plans to develop solar parks with a battery storage facility in all state districts.

 

TANGEDCO is expected to develop a 1 MW solar project with a 3 MW battery storage system at the Kariyapatti substation in Virudhunagar district as a pilot project.

 

The minister also informed the assembly that hydel power projects of 500 MW each would be set up in Kanniyakumari and Theni districts. Meanwhile, a feasibility study would be conducted to develop 11 such projects totaling 7.5 GW capacity in different districts of Tamil Nadu.

 

According to the minister, the department has an outlay of Rs. 12.7 billion to install smart meters in transformers to measure line losses and has plans to set up smart meters for consumers.

 

The minister also stated steps would be taken to sign medium-term contracts for purchasing 1.5 GW electricity at Rs. 3.26/kWh and short-term power purchase contracts with generators. He also informed that the department has plans to develop 18-20 MW gas-based power projects totaling around 2 GW at Ennore.

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