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TN power transmission corridor to be set up

TN power transmission corridor to be set up

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa made a series of announcements covering energy, transport and Adi Dravidar welfare sectors running into several crores of rupees. As part of her governments efforts to ensure uninterrupted power supply and develop the infrastructure for the purpose, 60 sub-stations and 2,500 km of high voltage power transmission corridor will be set up at a cost of Rs 5,284 crore in the current financial year, she informed the state Assembly.Two sub-stations of 230 kV at an estimated Rs 338.08 crore will be set up in Chennai – one each at West Mambalam and Porur. The installed capacity of the two units will be upgraded to 42 MW from the existing 35 MW and this was part of her governments efforts to give fillip to the hydro-electric power generating stations helping to meet peak power demand.

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