Chennai: Announcements have been made during the debate on the Energy Department subsidy request in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly with features including the provision of free agricultural electricity connections to 50,000 farmers.
During the debate on the Department of Energy in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly today, steps were taken to set up charging stations for electric vehicles at roadside substations, to set up a 2000 MW Solar Power Park across Tamil Nadu and to set up 100 new substations at a cost of Rs. 1,649 crore. Energy Minister Senthilpalaji announced various important announcements, including action, and the details of the funds allocated for it. 19 important announcements he made:
> Free agricultural electricity connections for 50,000 farmers
> Free electricity connection for all special priority agricultural applicants
> Instead of erecting power towers with wide foundations so as not to affect the farmers, very high voltage single power poles with very short foundations will be installed where required.
> Steps will be taken to set up a 2000 MW “Solar Power Park” throughout Tamil Nadu.
> Out of the 10,809 high voltage power lines connected to the power grid in Tamil Nadu, 1,686 rural power lines with more than 30 per cent agricultural connections will be selected and steps will be taken to electrify the agricultural power lines only by dividing it into agricultural and non-agricultural power lines.
> New wind farms and solar power plants (HYBRID) will be set up to replace the old wind farms owned by the Tamil Nadu Power Generation and Distribution Corporation.
> 273 feeders will be selected from the power lines connected to the high voltage structure in Tamil Nadu and low capacity power supply transformers will be installed on those lines through the high voltage distribution system.
> Separation of two power supply transformers in one place at 4,500 locations across Tamil Nadu through high voltage power supply system.
> Replacement of old and low capacity 54208 km 33 kV power lines with new ones
> Conversion of overhead power lines in Therodum four storied streets at Thiruvarur, Srivilliputhur and Suchindram
Steps will be taken to set up 100 new substations at a cost of Rs. 1,649 crore.
> Improving the capacity of high voltage transformers at an estimated cost of Rs. 166 crore
> Establishment of charging stations for electric vehicles at roadside substations
> Establishment of Flue Gas Desulpurisation (FGD) at Ennore Special Economic Zone Thermal Power Project.
> Creating a new Hot Line line to carry out high voltage maintenance without any interruption
> Unified Network Management System
> Establishment of Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer to inspect the quality of coal
> Taking action to convert 2×30 MW units from Naphtha to Liquid Gas (R LNG) at Basin Bridge Gas Turbine Power Station.
> Obtaining Gas Allocation from Madanam Gas Field to Thirumakottai Gas Turbine Power Station