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To further fortify Tamil Nadu’s powerfulness infrastructure, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), ordered the constitution of 231 caller substations astatine a outgo of ₹15,032 crore and the assignment of 15,058 workers to transportation retired attraction and repair works.
The Chief Minister besides ordered the contiguous procurement of electrical instrumentality and materials and the deployment of unit for regular patrol duties.
On Tuesday, Mr. Vijay chaired a reappraisal gathering astatine the Secretariat successful Chennai connected the functioning of the Energy Resources Department. According to an authoritative release, Tamil Nadu has capable powerfulness successful presumption of some procreation and procurement, and truthful determination is nary powerfulness shortage.
“However, power interruptions successful immoderate municipality areas, including Chennai, are owed to factors specified arsenic aging electrical infrastructure, underground cablegram faults, accrued energy consumption, attraction works, and accidental harm to powerfulness cables during roadworthy excavation by assorted agencies,” the merchandise said.
To supply a imperishable solution to these issues, projects worthy ₹2,275 crore volition beryllium implemented successful Chennai. A full of 121 caller substations are presently being established astatine a outgo of ₹10,109 crore. In addition, 231 caller substations are planned to beryllium established astatine a outgo of ₹15,032 crore.
To further amended energy organisation services, 77 Fuse-Off Call (FOC) centres, 7 further repair teams, 125 energy repair vehicles, 10 high-level monitoring teams, and 2 underground cablegram fault-detection units person been deployed, the merchandise said.
Complaint work system
Further, complaints from the nationalist are monitored circular the timepiece done Minnagam via telephone and societal media platforms, and contiguous enactment is taken. A WhatsApp-based ailment work volition soon beryllium integrated with the ailment absorption system, the merchandise said.
The State authorities is readying for aboriginal powerfulness requirements done renewable vigor generation, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), caller thermal powerfulness stations, and hydroelectric projects, the merchandise said.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister instructed officials to instrumentality contiguous enactment connected powerfulness outage complaints and directed that 15,058 workers beryllium appointed for repair and attraction activities.
Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar, Chief Secretary M. Saikumar, Additional Chief Secretary and Chairman of TNPDCL J. Radhakrishnan, and Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) M.A. Siddique were among those present.
