TNPSC Thervupettagam

Tamil Nadu power situation 2034-35

February 26 , 2025 14 hrs 0 min 81 0
  • Tamil Nadu is likely to witness energy deficit throughout 2024-25 to 2034-35.
  • As per the study, the total unserved energy in the year 2034-35 is likely to be around 45,587 million unit.
  • In the fiscal year 2023-24, Tamil Nadu’s peak power demand of 19,045 MW was met without any gap.
  • The energy required was 1,26,163 million units (MU), against energy supplied of 1,26,151 MU.
  • As of March 2024, the total contracted capacity for Tamil Nadu is 36,593 MW.
  • Out of the total contracted capacity (CC), the share of non-fossil fuel-based CC is 61%.
  • Tamil Nadu recorded an all-time high peak power demand of 20,830 MW on May 2, 2024.
  • The record high daily consumption of 454.320 million units on April 30, 2024.
  • The State is expected to surpass this record in 2025 summer period.
  • Tamil Nadu has projected its peak demand to reach 35,507 MW and energy requirement to touch 2,49,580 MU respectively by 2034-2035.
  • The total projected contracted Capacity for the year 2034-35 is 98,140 MW.
  • The share of non-fossil fuel-based capacity in the generation mix is projected to increase to around 77% by 2034-35 from 64% in 2024-25.

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