Tamil Nadu energy security: Coal Secretary and Chief Secretary meet in Chennai
Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam held a high-level meeting in Chennai on 2 May 2025 on strengthening the State's energy security.
Summary
Tamil Nadu's energy security was the subject of a high-level meeting in Chennai on 2 May 2025 between Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam. NLC India Limited CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, Coal India's Director (Marketing) and the MD of Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation also attended. The meeting discussed the State's projected power demand, the availability of lignite and coal, and steps to meet peak load in summer and monsoon. It also covered NLCIL land acquisition, overburden-to-M-Sand at Neyveli mines and starting operations at Neyveli airport.
Key facts
- Date
- 2 May 2025, Chennai
- Leads
- Vikram Dev Dutt (Coal Secretary); N. Muruganandam (TN Chief Secretary)
- Also present
- NLCIL CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli; Coal India; Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation
- Topics
- Power demand, lignite and coal supply, peak load
- NLCIL issues
- Land acquisition, overburden to M-Sand, Neyveli airport
Practice MCQs 1 questions
With which State's Chief Secretary did Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt hold a high-level energy security meeting on 2 May 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Tamil Nadu
The meeting was held in Chennai with Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam on the energy security of Tamil Nadu.