On Friday, Tangedco restored power to Pattabiram and its adjoining areas in the western part of the city where electricity poles and lines were snapped after being hit by squally winds.

Heavy winds

In a setback to Tamil Nadu, which is reeling from a severe power crisis, a major fire broke out at Mettur Thermal Power Station half past midnight Wednesday destroying the main, 100-metre conveyor bel

Electricity minister Natham R. Viswanathan on Thursday said the Centre and the Karnataka government’s non-cooperation had delayed the setting up of the four hydro power stations along the Cauvery.

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With the city reeling under a two-hour power cut and in the wake of the recent EB tariff hike, more residents are now looking at using solar power as an alternative to conventional electricity.

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The state government announced Thursday solar parks to be set up in phases in the next five years.

“Tidco will set up a host of solar parks in the state in phases to generate 1,000 MW of clean energ

Denying that Tangedco has ordered private windmill producers to stop generation, electricity minister Natham R. Viswanathan on Wednesday said the corporation has infrastructure to evacuate 3,000 MW

While the escoms are quick to preach energy saving when it comes to consumption by ordinary consumers, government agencies themselves don’t seem to care enough to even switch off streetlights on t

With wind-power generation in the state picking up in the last 3-4 days, parts of Chennai, including Kolathur, Villivakkam and OMR, were spared load-shedding Sunday.

The districts have been reeling f

Despite a marked reduction in the consumption of agricultural power, power cuts in Hyderabad city continue unabated.

While citizens have been subjected to frequent po-wer cuts in most areas

The Centre told Lok Sabha on Friday Tamil Nadu would get relief from its power crisis with the commissioning of the Koodankulam project.

Minister of state for power K.C. Venugopal said during Questio