The Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) ( ta, தமிழ்நாடு மின் தொடரமைப்புக் கழகம் (வரையறுக்கப்பட்டது)) is an

electric power transmission Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a ''transmission network''. This is ...

system operator owned by

Government of Tamil Nadu Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, lik ...

. It was established in November 2010, as a result of restructuring the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. It is a subsidiary of

TNEB Limited Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (abbreviated as TNEB) is a power generation and distribution company owned by Government of Tamil Nadu, India. It was created as a regulated monopoly under section 131 of the Electricity Act (2003) as a successor o ...

Substations

The

TANTRANSCO The Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) ( ta, தமிழ்நாடு மின் தொடரமைப்புக் கழகம் (வரையறுக்கப்பட்டது)) is an electric power transmis ...

maintains all the substations in Tamil Nadu apart from the

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is an Indian Public sector undertakings in India, central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Power (India), Ministry of Power, Government of India. It is engaged mainly in tran ...

(PGCIL). These substations fall under one of the following categories: *400/230 kV substations. *230/110 kV substations. *110 kV substations. *33 kV substations. less than this kV transmissions as 22 kV and 11 kV are used for distribution. 66/11 kV substations were in use earlier. This is no longer the case anymore.

Vision

To provide adequate and reliable transmission infrastructure at competitive rates

References

External links

*
Power Grid Corporation Web-Site
Electric power transmission system operators in India Energy in Tamil Nadu State agencies of Tamil Nadu State electricity agencies of India Indian companies established in 2010 Energy companies established in 2010 Companies based in Tamil Nadu 2010 establishments in Tamil Nadu {{india-company-stub