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Power Procurement Issue: Why buy electricity for Rs 35 asks Senthil Balaji
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News18•13-10-2026, 13:31
Power Procurement Issue: Why buy electricity for Rs 35 asks Senthil Balaji
- •Former Minister Senthil Balaji has questioned why electricity is being procured at Rs 35 under the current TVK rule when they previously questioned procurement at Rs 20 during the DMK rule.
- •He accused that power generation has dropped by 35 percent under the TVK rule and that electricity is now being bought from Andhra Pradesh.
- •He stated that during the DMK rule, surplus electricity was produced and sold, and the Electricity Board's debt was reduced.
- •He criticized that power tariffs have increased, power cuts are frequent, and the current minister is unfairly blaming hardworking electricity board employees.
Key Questions Answered
Former Minister Senthil Balaji questioned why the current TVK administration is procuring electricity at Rs 35 per unit when the previous DMK rule never procured power for more than Rs 20.
Senthil Balaji claimed that power generation increased by 13,000 megawatts under the Dravidian model, allowing surplus power to be sold and supplied to other states, while the electricity board's debts were successfully reduced.
The electricity minister has deflected criticism by attributing power cuts to minor issues such as damaged transformers or stolen fuse carriers, while officials maintain that disruptions during weather events are managed promptly.
