Tamil Nadu has been making rapid strides in industrialisation by roping in huge fresh investments from national and international corporate houses and entrepreneurs.
There are several others wanting to come to the state to take advantage of its investor-freindly policies, vast talent pool and better infrastructure facilities. However, of late, shortage of electricity seems to be throwing up new obstacles in its vibrant growth path.
The state has a total generation capacity of over 10,100 mw, comprising 2970 mw from four thermal stations, 424 mw from four gas turbine stations, 17 mw from government-owned wind mills, 2187 mw from 37 hydro stations, 1180 mw from private sector projects, 2825 mw as share from Central generating stations, 305 mw as external assistance and 214 mw from captive power plants. Generating capacity from privately-owned wind farms is 3839 mw. The installed capacity of cogeneration in sugar mills is 451.6 mw, biomass power project is 104.85 mw and through solar is 0.165 mw. The Union electricity minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has offered another 100 mw power to the state.