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Tender released to procure 7,000 MW of power from open market for 7 months
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News18•19-10-2026, 07:21
Tender released to procure 7,000 MW of power from open market for 7 months
- •The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has released its third tender to procure 7,000 MW of electricity from the open market for a period of seven months from November to May.
- •A total of 1,000 MW is to be procured monthly to manage evening electricity demand from November 1 to May 31.
- •Earlier, two tenders were called by the Electricity Board to procure 4,000 MW and 15,000 MW of electricity, followed now by this third tender.
- •The tender has been issued to prevent power shortages and meet the peak electricity demand from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM daily due to rising power consumption in Tamil Nadu.
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The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board released the tender to avoid power shortages, meet the rising daily electricity demand, and specifically manage peak evening electricity demand from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM.
The third tender aims to procure a total of 7,000 MW of electricity from the open market for a period of 7 months, running from November to May.
Before releasing this third tender for 7,000 MW, the Electricity Board had already called two previous tenders to procure 4,000 MW and 15,000 MW of electricity.
