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Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO)
Native name
தமிழ்நாடு மின் தொடரமைப்புக் கழகம் (வரையறுக்கப்பட்டது)
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation
IndustryElectric utility
PredecessorTamil Nadu Electricity Board Electricity Transmission Wing
FoundedOctober 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
Headquarters,
Area served
Tamil Nadu, India
Key people
Vikram Kapur I.A.S
(Chairman)
S.Shanmugam
(MD)
ServicesElectric power transmission
RevenueIncrease2,781.84 crore (US$330 million) (2018) [1]
Increase2,112.70 crore (US$250 million) (2018)[1]
Decrease−4,666.14 crore (US$−560 million) (2018)[1]
Total assetsDecrease43,591.85 crore (US$5.2 billion) (2018)[2]
Total equityDecrease22,206.70 crore (US$2.7 billion) (2018)[2]
ParentTNEB Limited
Websitewww.tantransco.gov.in

The Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) (Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு மின் தொடரமைப்புக் கழகம் (வரையறுக்கப்பட்டது)) is an electric power transmission system operator owned by Government of Tamil Nadu. It was established in November 2010, as a result of restructuring the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. It is a subsidiary of TNEB Limited.

Substations

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The TANTRANSCO maintains all the substations in Tamil Nadu apart from the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (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.

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