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Power Shortage in Tamil Nadu: Electricity Board Takes Drastic Decision
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News18•07-10-2026, 09:13
Power Shortage in Tamil Nadu: Electricity Board Takes Drastic Decision
- •The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has taken a major decision to address the rising power shortage in the state.
- •Tenders have been invited to procure 4,500 megawatts of electricity from the open market.
- •The power procurement is scheduled to take place from the 12th to the 31st of this month.
- •Tenders include procuring 3,000 megawatts of electricity needed during peak hours from 6 PM to 12 midnight.
- •An additional 1,500 megawatts will be procured for the time slot between 12 midnight and 2 AM.
Key Questions Answered
To cope with the increasing power shortages, the Electricity Board has called for tenders to procure 4,500 megawatts of electricity from the open market between the 12th and 31st of the month.
The board has called tenders to procure 3,000 megawatts of electricity needed during peak hours from 6 PM to 12 midnight, alongside 1,500 megawatts needed from 12 midnight to 2 AM.
Complaints of power cuts have continuously poured in from various places ever since the TVK government came to power, prompting the Electricity Board to take drastic measures to address the rising power shortage.
