Dear Members and Visitors,
It gives me great pleasure to address you as President of Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers’ Association. As we navigate an ever-changing energy landscape, our shared commitment to affordable, reliable and sustainable power remains our guiding light.
Over the past 27 years our association has worked tirelessly to represent your interests-engaging with utilities, regulatory bodies and policymakers to ensure that the high-tension consumers receive fair treatment, improved infrastructure and transparent billing. We have pushed for greater efficiency, sought opportunities for renewable integration and, promoted best practices in energy management.
Looking ahead our priorities include strengthening our collective voice in energy policy discussions, supporting modern technologies that enhance efficiency and reduce costs and build partnerships across industries to share knowledge and create synergies.
Your active participation is our greatest strength. I encourage each member to engage in dialogue, suggest improvements and contribute to our initiatives. Together we can shape a future where high-tension consumers thrive in a fair, competitive and sustainable environment.
Thank you for your trust, cooperation and commitment. Let us move forward with determination and optimism.
Warm Regards,
L.Santhosh
President
Dear Members,
Powering Tamil Nadu’s Next Decade — A Partnership for Growth
Our 28th Annual General Meeting this year was more than an annual statutory gathering. It was a reaffirmation of our collective commitment to ensuring that Tamil Nadu’s electricity sector grows in step with the aspirations of its industry and economy. The enthusiastic participation of our members, the presence of distinguished guests and the quality of the deliberations reflected a clear message: reliable, affordable and predictable electricity is fundamental to Tamil Nadu’s industrial competitiveness.
At the AGM, we discussed several important concerns affecting HT consumers, including power quality, reliability of supply and the overall cost of electricity. These issues deserve continued engagement because electricity is no longer simply an input cost. It is increasingly a strategic factor influencing investment, competitiveness, technology adoption and the location of future industries.
A New Energy Era
Tamil Nadu is entering a very different phase of its energy journey. The rapid growth of renewable energy, the emergence of battery energy storage, open access, electric mobility, green energy and increasingly power-intensive sectors such as data centres, advanced manufacturing and new-age industries will fundamentally change the way electricity is generated, transmitted, distributed and consumed.
For HT consumers, this transformation presents both opportunities and challenges. The opportunity is to participate actively in Tamil Nadu’s clean-energy transition and benefit from greater access to renewable and innovative energy solutions. The challenge is to ensure that this transition does not unintentionally result in disproportionate costs, operational uncertainties or regulatory complexities for industrial consumers.
From Consumer to Energy Partner
We believe the future relationship between the electricity utility and HT consumers must evolve from that of a conventional supplier-and-consumer relationship into a partnership for the State’s energy future.
HT consumers can contribute significantly through demand management, energy efficiency, renewable energy, storage, captive generation, flexible consumption and emerging technologies. At the same time, consumers need a regulatory and tariff framework that is transparent, stable, predictable and economically rational.
The Association will therefore continue to engage constructively with the Government of Tamil Nadu, TNERC and the electricity utility, placing before them the practical realities faced by industry and offering solutions wherever possible. Our approach will remain one of constructive dialogue, evidence-based representation and collective action.
Looking Ahead
Tamil Nadu’s ambitions for the coming decade are significant. To realise those ambitions, the State will need an electricity system that is not only capable of supplying adequate power, but is also resilient, technologically modern, financially sustainable and responsive to consumers. Network modernisation, GIS-based infrastructure, smart distribution systems, better outage management, improved power quality, renewable integration and energy storage will increasingly become essential components of this journey.
Our Association looks forward to being an active stakeholder in this transformation.
I sincerely thank our Chief Guest Shri Vikram Kapur, I.A.S., Former CMD TANGEDCO, distinguished dignitaries, office-bearers, members and the entire organising team for making our AGM a meaningful and memorable occasion.
Above all, I thank our members for their continued trust and participation. Our strength is our collective voice. Our responsibility is to use that voice constructively.
Let us work together towards an electricity ecosystem that supports industrial growth, energy transition and Tamil Nadu’s vision for a prosperous future.
With warm regards,
L. Santhosh
President
Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers’ Association (TECA)
