: Principal secretary to the Department of Energy Mohammed Nasimuddin Tuesday said it was high time the electric cable systems in Tamil Nadu needed to be strengthened by way of redesigning and reinforcing the electricity posts.
Stating this during the eighth edition of TANEnery Summit 2018 here, Nasimuddin said the recent cyclone had damaged 2.25 lakh electric posts, hence the need has arisen to build a robust grid system for traditional and renewable energy.
Speaking on the occasion, convenor (energy panel) of FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council and managing director of EDAC Engineering M Nandakumar said the renewable energy sector has a potential to create an economy of USD 12 trillion besides providing jobs to millions of people.
Chairman and managing director of Voltech Group M Umapathi said Tamil Nadu has already become a surplus energy state and that if renewable energy were harnessed properly, the state could sell the surplus energy to other states.
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