IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power gets SC nod to run plants

The Supreme Court has permitted IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Co to continue operating its plants as their closure would adversely affect the power-deficient state.The central government-controlled company, which has been running since September 2015 in Tamil Nadu, operates two imported coal-based thermal power plants of 600MW each, which supply power to approximately 4 million households. The power plants are in Chidambram taluk of Cuddalore district.