Tamil Nadu expects upto 1,000 MW drop due to PM Modi’s ‘9 pm, 9 minutes’ call against COVID-19

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s power managers expect a drop of upto 1,000 Megawatt tonight in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to people to turn off lights and instead light lamps, candles or mobile phone torches for nine minutes at 9 PM on Sunday.

Arrangements were on to cut down power generation in tune with the expected drop in demand tonight, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distrution Corporation sources said, adding the present electricity demand of approximately 10,000 MW was likely to go down to about 9,000 MW.