CHENNAI: After the Covid-19 lull, power consumption in factories and commercial establishments has shown a slight rise of 4% and 2% respectively over the last two years. This necessitates developing infrastructure like new substations and transformers in line with future demand.
According to data from Tangedco accessed by TNIE, factories consumed 33.77% of power and commercial establishments used 9.50% of power generated by the power utility in 2020-21. This rose to 37.88% and 11.09% respectively in 2022-23. Agriculture has also played a significant role, utilising 13.69% of power generated in the last fiscal year.
