When fully completed, the state is expected to become power-surplus from a deficit of 4,000 Mw a day at present

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday clarified the state government had proposed to implement new power projects totaling Rs 16,350 crore in the coming years. Under the proposed investments, the state is implementing the Sillahalla hydel power project at Nilgiris at a cost of Rs 7,000 crore besides setting up 56 sub-stations at an expenditure of Rs 8,000 crore.

Subsidy from Centre to cover 20 per cent of project cost

The State Government plans to take up power transmission projects worth Rs. 7,000 crore under the mode of public private partnership (PPP). Of the project cost, the Centre’s subsidy will cover 20 per cent, with private players meeting the remainder, Electricity Minister Natham R. Viswanathan said here on Wednesday.

New Delhi The stagnation in domestic gas and coal production has led to a revival of interest in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, despite it being the most expensive fuel for power generation.

Among the growing list of energy companies looking at the LNG business are government-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), which plans a 5 million tonne (mt) terminal at Ennore Port by 2015, and Reliance Power, which, in a joint venture with Shell, would set up a terminal with similar capacity at Andhra Pradesh, close to the its KG-D6 gas block and gas-based Samalkot power plant.

The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to set up a 660 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Ennore at a cost of Rs 3,960 crore, announced the Chief Minister, Ms J.

Days after her government’s green signal to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the plant is expected to commence production in two months.

She said this in the Assembly, elaborating on steps to increase energy availability in the state hit by power crisis.

Chief Minster Jayalalithaa has given approval to the ETPS (Ennore Thermal Power Station) Replacement Project of 600 megawatt (MW), setting the process formally for the closure of the four-decade-old ETPS.

A few days ago, the Chief Minister's nod was obtained for the project, according to an official. The proposed plant will be established, using state-of-the-art technology.

Generated in thermal power plants at Ennore, North Chennai, Mettur and Tuticorin

setting up of the Ennore Satellite Port, North Chennai Thermal Plant and the proposed petrochemical complex will severely affect the ecology and wildlife of the Pulicat Lake and the neighbouring