Tamil Nadu will soon be absolutely free from power cuts as a result of a host
of measures being pursued by the government, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on
Monday.
In her reply to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address
in the assembly, Ms. Jayalalithaa detailed the measures being undertaken to
address the power situation.
“Power production in the state achieved a new milestone when 12,799 MW was
generated on January 29 last year, up from the 8000 MW to 9000 MW range,” she
said.
Procurement contracts have been to get 3330 MW power for 15 years. During
2014-15, the state will be getting 1098 MW power from private power producers in
Tuticorin and Cuddalore districts. Also, 2158 MW power would be received from
private power stations in Chattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra, she
said.
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-will-soon-be-free-from-power-cuts-jayalalithaa/article5649377.ece?homepage=true
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