The Union Power Ministry has revised allocation of power to Tamil Nadu from NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) thermal power station-II 2nd expansion project, based on a request made by the public sector power utility.NLC in a letter dated April 26, 2025 requested for relocation of power from the expansion project (lignite based) pursuant to revision in configuration of project from 2x660 MW (1320 MW- Super-Critical) to 2x500 MW (1000 MW-Sub-critical), the Power Ministry said in a recent communication.Earlier the Ministry had permitted NLC to adopt Sub Critical Technology for the project considering the constraints in availability of technology associated with lignite-based Super Critical configuration. The Union Power Ministry has decided to allocate 830.44 MW or 83.044% of the installed capacity from the NLCâs thermal power station-II expansion project to Tamil Nadu, while 19.56 MW is allocated to Puducherry. The remaining 150 MW will be unallocated portion, as per the communication by the Ministry to Southern Regional Power Committee.The allocation will be subject to the power purchase agreements entered into by NLCIL with State Power Utilities and the beneficiaries ensuring compliance with financial and commercial terms.The unallocated power on declaration of commercial operation will be added in the Southern Region power pool and will be allocated to the States as per existing guidelines, the Ministry said.As per State Energy Department Policy note, Central Generating Stations account for 6,953 MW of Installed capacity of Tamil Naduâs Grid as on 01.04.2025. The State meets its power demand from its own thermal capacity, share from Central Generating Stations, Long Term Open Access (LTOA), Medium Term Open Access (MTOA) among others.Published - July 13, 2025 07:28 pm IST