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The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Udangudi power plants in Thoothukudi to be commissioned by the end of 2025: T.N. Electricity Minister
The first of the two 660-megawatt (MW) power plants being constructed at Udangudi in Thoothukudi district would be commissioned by July, with the second likely to be commissioned in October this year, said Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji in the Assembly on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). Speaking during the demand for grants for the Electricity Department, he said more than 91% of the work in the Udangudi power project (2x660 MW) had been completed. He said the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) Stage 3 project with a capacity of 800 MW, which was initiated by former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was commissioned and inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on March 7, 2024. The power plant has produced 1,2283 million units. Similarly, 60% of the work on the Ennore SEZ power project, comprising two 660-MW power stations, has been completed, and it is expected to be commissioned by March 2026. In response to criticism over power tariff hike, Mr. Senthilbalaji said that during the last AIADMK regime, the tariff was increased thrice — 37% in 2012, 3.57% in 2013, and 16% in 2016, and was reduced by 4% in 2017. In the renewable energy segment for the fiscal 2024-25, 2,786 MW of solar and wind projects were commissioned, with the State being the leader in the renewable energy generation having a total installed capacity of 27,736.56 MW. Also, the Electricity Department achieved the highest target of hydroelectric generation of 4,329 MW fixed by the Central Electricity Authority, the Minister said. He added that when Mr. Stalin took over the reins, the total installed capacity of power generation was 32,595 MW, and within four years, it had increased to 39,770 MW. Mr. Senthilbalaji said the State's electricity demand had gone past the 20,000-MW mark, touching an all-time high of 20,830 MW in 2024-25, with the total electricity consumers standing at 3.44 crore. The highest demand in 2020-21 was 16,481 MW.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Debate on delay of power projects and electricity tariff hike in assembly
Status: cleared Chennai: The debate on the delay in the execution of power projects and the electricity tariff hike echoed through the walls of the assembly on Tuesday as AIADMK MLAs and Minister Senthil Balaji blamed each other. AIADMK MLA and former electricity minister 'Natham' Viswanathan said that in 2011, the then chief minister J Jayalalithaa launched projects for 3,136 megawatts to tackle the power crisis. "The Ennore Special Economic Zone Thermal Power Project (1,320 MW) launched during the AIADMK period made little progress, and the Ennore Expansion Project (660 MW) has not even started. The Uppur Thermal Project also met the same fate," he said. The DMK, which opposed the marginal hike in power tariff, increased the tariff manifold in the last four years, he said. In response, electricity minister V Senthil Balaji said the projects announced during 2006-11 under the then chief minister M Karunanidhi were not completed during the 10-year tenure of the AIADMK regime. "The 800 MW Stage III North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) should have been completed in 2019," he said. The DMK govt completed the project, and the chief minister M K Stalin inaugurated it in 2024. "The plant generated over 1,238 million units so far," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Regarding the tariff hike, Balaji said that the AIADMK govt hiked the tariff up to 56.9% between 2012 and 2014 before it was reduced by 4% ahead of the assembly elections. "In the last four years, the tariff has been hiked only by 30. One crore domestic consumers are still charged zero tariffs," he said. When AIADMK MLA Senthil Kumar raised a question about the delay of the projects, Minister Senthil Balaji intervened and said the Udankudi Thermal Power Project was 19% completed during the AIADMK regime and it reached 99% completion in the last four years. "The chief minister will soon inaugurate the plant," he said. Similarly, the Kundah Pumped Storage Project, which was 7% complete in 2021, is now 83% complete. The Kollimalai 20 MW project progressed from 24% to 84% four years ago, he added. He refuted charges that power is purchased at a higher cost. The power demand during the summer was forecast in advance, and power purchases are done in a transparent manner using an open tender method, he said. Announcements: - 600 MW new thermal plant in Thoothukudi - 50,000 new agri services this year - Overhead cables will be converted into underground supply in temple car streets in Mannargudi, Malaikottai, Chidambaram, etc., at Rs 57 crore - Underground supply in coastal towns - Cuddalore and Nagapattinam at Rs 490 crore - 18 new 33/11 kV substations at Rs 215 crore MSID:: 120522540 413 |
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Udangudi power plants to be commissioned by the end of 2025, says Electricity Minister
The first of the two 660-megawatt (MW) power plants being constructed at Udangudi in Thoothukudi district would be commissioned by July, with the second likely to be commissioned in October this year, said Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji in the Assembly on Tuesday. Speaking during the demand for grants for the Electricity Department, he said more than 91% of the work in the Udangudi power project (2x660 MW) had been completed. He said the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) Stage 3 project with a capacity of 800 MW, which was initiated by former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was commissioned and inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on March 7, 2024. The power plant has produced 1,2283 million units. Similarly, 60% of the work on the Ennore SEZ power project, comprising two 660-MW power stations, has been completed, and it is expected to be commissioned by March 2026. In response to criticism over power tariff hike, Mr. Senthilbalaji said that during the last AIADMK regime, the tariff was increased thrice — 37% in 2012, 3.57% in 2013, and 16% in 2016, and was reduced by 4% in 2017. In the renewable energy segment for the fiscal 2024-25, 2,786 MW of solar and wind projects were commissioned, with the State being the leader in the renewable energy generation having a total installed capacity of 27,736.56 MW. Also, the Electricity Department achieved the highest target of hydroelectric generation of 4,329 MW fixed by the Central Electricity Authority, the Minister said. He added that when Mr. Stalin took over the reins, the total installed capacity of power generation was 32,595 MW, and within four years, it had increased to 39,770 MW. Mr. Senthilbalaji said the State's electricity demand had gone past the 20,000-MW mark, touching an all-time high of 20,830 MW in 2024-25, with the total electricity consumers standing at 3.44 crore. The highest demand in 2020-21 was 16,481 MW.
