Tamil Nadu Government has installed a capacity of 102 MW of solar power plants under various schemes across the state and proposed to add another 708 MW, PTI reported.
The information was shared at the Assembly by Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan.
As a first step to implement effectively the Solar Power Policy, announced by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, roof-top Solar Power Plant of 60 KW has been installed at the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) head-office.
The minister also said TANGEDCO has already issued letters of intent to establish solar power plants of 708 MW capacity to 52 developers and approval of rate and power purchase agreements from Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) was being awaited.
Since some consumer association has filed a petition with Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) against the Solar Purchase Obligation (SPO) fixed by TNERC, APTEL has set aside the TNERC order fixing Solar Purchase Obligation.
“TANGEDCO has filed an appeal petition in the Supreme Court against the APTEL order,” the Minister said.