Tamil Nadu’s power shortage has eased after the state procured electricity from the public distribution system, following two days of supply disruption that Minister Nirmal Kumar attributed to a halt in wind power generation. The minister said power supply had become regular across the state from the evening of September 11.
According to a statement reported by Dinamalar, the disruption was not limited to Tamil Nadu. Kumar said several states were facing power shortages, while attributing the immediate shortfall in the state to the interruption of wind-generated electricity.
The minister said Tamil Nadu purchased the electricity required for the state from the public distribution system on the evening of September 11. He added that sufficient power had been procured from that time and that regular supply was being provided across all locations.
The statement links the disruption to the variability of wind power generation, which can affect electricity availability when generation falls unexpectedly. However, the report does not provide details on the volume of power lost, the duration of the wind-generation interruption, the number of consumers affected or whether any scheduled power cuts were imposed.
Kumar also did not provide details of the states he referred to as facing shortages, or explain whether their supply conditions were connected to the same interruption in wind generation. The statement focused on confirming that Tamil Nadu had arranged additional electricity through procurement.
The minister’s account provides the state’s explanation for the shortfall and its response, but no independent data on generation, demand, procurement volumes or grid conditions was included in the report. The immediate next step identified in the statement is the continuation of regular electricity supply after the additional power was procured.
