About us

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) was formed on July 1, 1957 under section 54 of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1948 in the State of Tamil Nadu as a vertically integrated utility responsible for power generation, transmission and distribution. The electricity network has since been extended to all villages and towns throughout the State.As per the provisions under the section 131 of the Electricity Act,2003 TNEB was restructured on 1.11.2010 into

Generation

The installed capacity of conventional energy sources of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited is 18,732.78 MW as on 31.05.17 which includes TANGEDCO’s

  • Hydro (2307.90 MW),
  • Thermal (4320 MW),
  • Gas Stations (516.08 MW),
  • share from Central Generating Stations (CGS) (6037.50 MW),
  • Private Power Projects (PPP) (5551.30 MW).

The installed capacity of non-conventional energy sources (infirm power) as on 31.03.2017 is 10,479.61 MW which includes

  • wind generation (7854.81 MW),
  • Solar ( 1702.40 MW )
  • Biomass (230.00 MW) and
  • Co-generation plants (692.40 MW)

Distribution

The total number of consumers being served in the State as on 31.03.17 is 279.27 Lakhs. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) with the goal of creating electricity infrastructure to all un-electrified villages / un-electrified hamlets provide access to electricity to all households. Implementation of RGGVY in 26 districts of Tamil Nadu had already been completed. Further, implementation of the RGGVY scheme in Nilgiris, Tirunelveli and Dharmapuri districts is under progress. RAPDRP schemes are also being implemented to provide quality and reliable power supply to the consumers and to bring down the aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses (AT and C) below 15 percentage.