Are Power Cuts in Tamil Nadu Unfairly Targeting Local Industries While Favoring MNCs?

RAMESHANPT
Dear All,

Please go through in detail this excellent work compiled by an association. It clearly shows the misplanning of our governments. You will realize what kind of a situation we industrialists are in and probably you might even hear the death knell of your industry. We could not have a worse life or death situation than what we are in.

Amidst this grave situation, what is more painful is that we are clearly offered as a sacrifice for the welfare of MNCs around Chennai, Metropolitan dwellers in Tamil Nadu. If we do not fight hard with our government for our rights, we industries surely cannot survive. Do we not need to defend our rights to be treated equally amongst all HT consumers in Tamil Nadu, either legally or by representation? How can we be discriminated against the MNCs that are setting up shops in Chennai and are ensured interruption-free power supply by agreements and many other tax sops, while we are forced to shut down our industries?

Just for your information, a state like Andhra Pradesh that has very less source of power generation has almost no power cuts this year, Gujarat is with Zero Powercut, Karnataka is only with a 5% Power Cut. Where is Tamil Nadu heading? Still, our government is signing agreements for MNCs like Suzlon at Coimbatore for 80 MW interruption power supply, Saint Gobain Phase II at Chennai for 400 MW interruption-free power supply, Ashok Leyland - huge capacity, Boeing Aircraft for a very huge capacity, etc. This means that we may experience power cuts much more than 60% in the near future! Where are we industrialists heading? How can the fixed costs be met?

Just be aware that by increasing the power cut timing to rural Tamil Nadu in the past one week, Chennai since yesterday is made power cut free. Are we belonging to Tamil Nadu or Is Chennai only considered as Tamil Nadu?

Please pass this to all your lucky industrialist friends in Tamil Nadu (textile/any).
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Vijayakumar IIMK 2010
Sir,

Thank you very much. That was very comprehensive and exhaustive. It is quite relevant even now. Quite sad to see that the situation hasn't changed even now. We are working on a business model to bring in solar energy to tide over this deficiency. Hope to make it a reality.

Vijayakumar R Class of 2010 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode 9633630839
vinodh.d
Ramesan,

Thank you very much for providing such an informative post. It clearly structures the entire process of TNE.
vijayanand444
This is a terrible situation. How casually the minister is announcing that there will be a power cut other than in Chennai! Why can't Chennai get a power cut? Are the people living there the only ones paying tax? Is there any house in Chennai without an A.C.? Are they the only ones consuming more power that other areas have to be in the dark? Is Chennai alone enough for Tamil Nadu? I do not know what's going on.
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