TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD

 
TRANSMISSION WING - AN OVERVIEW
     
Organization
 
The transmission wing of the TNEB is headed by Chief Engineer/ Transmission at Chennai - 2, with 5 circles headed by SEs/GCC at Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, Trichy and Madurai.

Grid status:

Voltage Sub-stations
(Nos)
Transformers Capacity
(MVA)
400 KV 5 1660
230 KV 40 6390
110 KV 374 10120
66 KV 73 600
33 KV 328 2680
Total 820 21450
Voltage EHT lines
(kms.)
Voltage Capacitor
Banks (MVAR)
230 KV 5988 110 KV 895.3
110 KV 10823 33 KV 302.8
66 KV 2756 22 KV 295.2
    11 KV 912.0
Total 19567 Total 2405.3
Programme for 1999-2000
  • Sub-stations : 60 nos.
  • Lines : 750 kms.
  • Capacitor banks: 300 MVAR
The main activities are,
  • Preparing annual T&D plan.
  • Procurement of all materials like, towers, conductors, power transformers, breakers etc.,
  • Erection of 66 KV, 110 KV and 230 KV lines.
  • Erection of 33 KV, 66 KV, 110 KV and 230 KV sub-stations.
  • Erection of 11, 22, 33, 110 KV capacitor banks.
  • Erection of additional power transformers in existing sub-stations.
  • Enhancing of power transformer capacities in existing sub-stations.
  • Attending to repairs of power transformers, breakers etc.,
  • Extension of 110 KV, 230 KV supply to new industries.
  • Deposit Contribution Works.
Budget
Rs. 310 crores for 99-00
Staff:
The staff strength is 2665 including 350 officers.
The main issues are
  • Land acquisition is becoming more and more difficult.
  • Problems in getting way leave is increasing.
  • 50 new sub-stations are added every year to meet the increasing demand.
  • Funding: Every year the T&D project is funded by the Board, ADB/PFC and REC .
  • IX plan :305 sub-stations, around 4074 ckt.kms. of EHT lines and 3646 MVAR of capacitor banks are sanctioned.
Key on-going T&D projects are,
  • Thanjavur 230/110 kv ss
  • Pudukottai 230/110 kv ss
  • Tuticorin Sipcot 230/110 kv ss
  • Alundur 230/110 kv ss
  • Manali 230/110 kv ss
  • Acharapakkam 230/110 kv ss
  • Samayapuram 230/110 kv ss
  • Myladuthurai 230/110 KV SS
  • Vinnamangalam 230/110 kv ss
  • Mettur-Gobichettipalayam 230 KV line
  • Pudukkottai-Thanjavur 230 KV line
  • PUSHEP-Arasur 230 KV line
  • GIS Substations:Seven wells 110/33 kv ss
  • High court 110/33 kv ss
  • Nandanam(Jogithottam) 110/33 kv ss

230 KV & 120 KV evacuation schemes may have to be programmed for the following IPPs depending on the actual coming up of the projects:

  • P.P.Nallur GTPP (330 MW)
  • Neyveli Zero Unit (250 MW)
  • Samalpatti DEPP (106 MW)
  • Samayanallur DEPP (106 MW)
  • North Chennai TPP (1050 MW)
  • Tuticorin CCGT (103 MW)
  • Ennore CCGT (103 MW)
  • Baganur CCGT (103 MW)
  • Hosur DEPP (53 MW)

Total cost of the above schemes comes to around Rs.165 Crores.

T&D Expenditure:
  • 94: Rs. 113 Crores
  • 1994-95 : Rs. 127 Crores
  • 1995-96 : Rs. 278 Crores
  • 1996-97 : Rs. 333 Crores
  • 1997-98 : Rs. 327 Crores
  • 1998-99 : Rs. 303 Crores
Number of sub-stations added year wise.
VOLT 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
33 KV 6 15 39 15 29 27
66 KV 3 1 16 1 6 -
110 KV 15 21 55 24 22 31
230 KV 3 2 - 3 3 2

Transmission line length (in circuit kms.) added year wise:

    VOLT 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
33 KV 4.6 9.729 4.0 18.83 14.5 12.0
66 KV 36.65 -- 16.8 36.803 13.2 --
110 KV 162.89 166.24 373.42 529.48 365.8 440.7
230 KV 78.19 186.55 -- 38.614 96.9 180.5
Number of transformers added year wise.
VOLT 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
33 KV 14 22 40 15 38 45
66 KV 4 4 19 1 6 --
110 KV 25 26 69 37 58 67
230 KV 4 15 -- 4 5 7
400 KV -- 1 -- -- -- --
     
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