SEZ for renewable energy devices to be set up in TN

PTI[ MONDAY, APRIL 02, 2007 05:15:09 PM]

CHENNAI: A Special Economic Zone for manufacture of renewable energy
devices would be set up on 675 acres of land in Tamil Nadu, State
Electricity Minister N Veerasamy on Monday said.

Submitting the policy note of his department in the assembly, the
Minister said private promoters from Europe and America and renowned
Universities of the UK and US had shown interest in setting up
manufacturing facilities related to renewable energy and a world class
technology park within the proposed SEZ.

He said the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board had planned to augment its
generating capacity by 11,768 MW and to correspondingly expand the
transmission and distribution system during the 11th plan period. Under
Central sector, the first unit of Kudangulam atomic power project with a
capacity of 1,000 MW would be commissioned during 2007-2008 and Tamil
Nadu would get a share of 463 MW power, he said.

The Kaiga atomic power project (stage II) with a capacity of 440 MW
would be commissioned during 2007-08 and of this 103 MW would be
allocated to Tamil Nadu, he said. The outlay for the 11th plan period
was Rs 21,159.14 crore and the proposed capital outlay for 2007-08 was
Rs 2910.28 crore, he said.

Under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, NABARD had sanctioned
loan assistance to the tune of Rs 63.49 crore. Towards achieving total
electrification of households in rural areas, "in principle" approval
has been obtained from the Centre for schemes in 16 districts, he said.

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