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The Tamil Nadu authorities is looking astatine a broad attack to accelerate the cleanable vigor modulation successful the State by involving each stakeholders, said C.T.R. Nirmalkumar, Minister for Energy Resources and Law.
Speaking astatine the inaugural league of the Silver Jubilee Edition of CII’s Green Power Conference successful Chennai connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026), Mr. Nirmalkumar said: “We are seeking to make a conducive ecosystem for large-scale deployment of renewable vigor systems, administer renewable vigor including rooftop star and star pumps, and augment transmission and organisation infrastructure. The State is besides advancing pumped hydro and artillery vigor retention projects to guarantee amended utilisation of renewable vigor systems.” He added that the State is uniquely positioned to go a person successful offshore upwind and greenish hydrogen, with fantabulous resources and larboard infrastructure.
Tamil Nadu is 1 of the starring States successful the state successful accusation technology, IT-enabled services, and AI infrastructure, helium said, adding: “Leading corporates are invited to put successful information centres successful Tamil Nadu. The State authorities is looking guardant to facilitating the gathering of the immense powerfulness request of these information centres done renewable vigor sources.”
He added: “One of the important aspects of the renewable vigor assemblage is the tremendous occupation opportunities that it tin make for the younker of the State. Through partnerships with industry, academic, and grooming institutions, we tin accomplishment young professionals successful the State and make opportunities for them.”
A person successful renewable energy
Pointing to the value of renewable vigor successful promoting economical growth, Mr. Nirmalkumar said: “Today, renewable vigor is not simply an alternate root of power. It is cardinal to Tamil Nadu’s economical growth, biology sustainability, and vigor security. Tamil Nadu has agelong been a pioneer successful India’s cleanable vigor journey. The State is blessed with abundant upwind and star resources, and this has helped it look arsenic 1 of the country’s starring renewable vigor destinations.”
Tamil Nadu’s full installed powerfulness procreation capableness is astir 48 GW, of which astir 32 GW is from non-fossil substance sources, including solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and atomic energy, helium said. Non-fossil sources lend 66% of the State’s installed powerfulness capacity, which is phenomenal.
“Tamil Nadu is 1 of the archetypal States to follow upwind vigor and has historically been a person successful the manufacturing and deployment of upwind turbines. The State has much than 12 GW of installed upwind capacity, and the authorities volition beryllium blessed to person your feedback connected repowering oregon revamping existing projects, processing further infrastructure, and bringing successful caller policies. This tin assistance successful the modernisation of older upwind assets and beforehand businesslike utilisation of invaluable upwind resources,” the Minister said.
Stressing the request for an integrated renewable vigor ecosystem, Mr. Nirmalkumar said: “As we look ahead, our imaginativeness extends beyond expanding renewable procreation capacity. We are moving towards an integrated renewable vigor ecosystem focused connected star power, upwind energy, pumped hydro and artillery retention systems, greenish hydrogen, electrical mobility, and astute grid technologies. This ecosystem volition pull investments and fortify Tamil Nadu’s presumption arsenic a planetary manufacturing and innovation hub. This modulation requires collaboration among government, industry, academia, fiscal institutions, and civilian society.”
Jamshyd N. Godrej, Chairman, CII-Godrej GBC; Ravichandran Purushothaman, Chairman, CII Southern Region and President, Danfoss India; Ramesh Kymal, Chairman, RE Council, CII-Godrej GBC; Sujoy Ghosh, Co-Chairman, RE Council, CII-Godrej GBC and Vice President and Country Managing Director – India, First Solar; K.S. Venkatagiri, Executive Director, CII Green Business Centre; and P.V. Kiran Ananth, Deputy Executive Director, CII Green Business Centre participated.
