TNPDCL seeks nod to procure 3,000 MW

Chennai The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has increased the quantum of its proposed power procurement from 1,500 megawatt (MW) to 3,000 MW through a medium-term tender agreement. The TNPDCL, which submitted the proposal to procure 1,500 MW to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) in February this year, has now doubled the quantum.

A senior TNPDCL official said amid a power demand of about 19,000 MW and an extended summer, it has been proposed to buy 3,000 MW of round-the-clock (RTC) power for five years, under the Finance, Operate and Own guidelines. TNERC will take up the application for medium-term power purchase, along with requests for deviation from the guidelines and permission to float a short-term tender to procure RTC and peak-hour power for the period from February to July next year.