CHENNAI: Tangedco will install transmission lines exclusively for green energy after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on March 11, approved the project under phase II of the Green Energy Corridor (GEC). The project, once completed, will enable Tangedco to handle an additional 4,000 MW of renewable energy.
According to a Tangedco official, the utility would build substations, and establish transmission lines and transformers in Tiruppur, Kanniyakumari, and Tirunelveli districts. Currently, solar plants for 4,600 megawatt (MW) and wind power plants for nearly 9,000 MW are located across the State. The official told TNIE that GEC Phase II will be implemented in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh at a cost of Rs 12,031.33 crore.
