According to state government and industry sources, wind power generation has touched an almost all-time high of 2,800 Mw.

CHENNAI: Tangedco harnessed 13,000 million units of wind energy and 2,905 million units of solar energy in 2017-18. Tamil Nadu is the only state to have used so much of green energy last year.

State-run Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is targeting to increase the exposure to the renewable energy segment in its total loan book to 4-5 per cent by 2022, a top company official said.

Gridco is now purchasing 138 Mw of solar to meet its requirement which includes 63 Mw installed within the state

In their petition, the villagers argued that the Tata Mundra Power Plant has failed to comply with international environmental standards. This has resulted in devastation of local environment.

Currently, 34 power plants with capacity of about 40,000 MW and outstanding debts of Rs 1.74 lakh crore are stressed.

The government today said it has finalised the methodology for rationalisation of coal linkages for independent power producers (IPP).