TN charges up industrial growth by reducing power cuts -Governance Now

TN charges up industrial growth by reducing power cuts

A good 10 pc fall from the current 30 pc will be implemented by the state electricity board with immediate effect

PTI | May 27, 2010

Tamil Nadu government today reduced power cut to industries from the present 30 per cent to 20 per cent.

An official press release said the chief minister M Karunanidhi, ordering the reduction, had instructed the state electricity board to implement it immediately.

The load shedding for domestic consumers had also been reduced from three hours to two hours from today,it said.

There was no load shedding in Chennai and its suburbs.

The power cut was increased from 20 per cent to 30 per cent and load shedding introduced in the state from March 28 last as there was stoppage of generation of wind energy, leading to power shortage.

The reduction in the power cut and load shedding was now possible due to extra power got through wind energy, it said.

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