CHENNAI: Tangedco chairman and managing director Rajesh Lakhoni on Friday submitted a presentation on the TN Local weather Summit 2022 saying that the state could have 20,000MW solar energy stations and 10,000MW battery storage in a decade.
He mentioned the utility has began implementing its inexperienced initiative by selling renewable vitality, which has excessive potential in TN. Given India’s 2070 web zero commitments, the facility sector is of strategic significance and is now positioned for next-level shifts.
“Till November 30, a complete of 5,755MW has been commissioned below utility-scale photo voltaic initiatives. We’re additionally planning to put in solar energy vegetation in each district. Within the first section, Tangedco will construct photo voltaic parks with a mixed capability of 4,000MW and battery storage of two,000MW,” he added.
In line with him, presently, the rooftop photo voltaic capability has reached 354.7MW (for HT and LT customers). Moreover, they’ve obtained 1,585 purposes for rooftop -solar-panel set up to this point. On wind vitality and pumped storage, Rajesh Lakhoni mentioned that TN began by putting in a wind energy plant in Tirunelveli in 1986. Presently, the put in capability stands at 9,932MW, and repowering is deliberate for 15.375MW of the outdated non-public wind energy mills and Tangedco’s wind generators of 41.575MW, he mentioned.
“Photo voltaic vitality is clear, however not low-cost. Subsequently, our focus is to construct pumped storage hydroelectric initiatives with a complete capability of 14,500MW at Rs 73,293 crore. As a substitute of taking loans, the federal government plans to seek out buyers,” he mentioned.
