Performance of Tamilnadu Electricity board Thangamayan S.1, Sugumar S. N.2, Chandrachud S.3 1Assistant Professors, Department of Economics, VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Pallavaram, Chennai 2Professor and Head, Department of Economics, VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Pallavaram, Chennai 3Associate Professor, Department of Economics, VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Pallavaram, Chennai Online published on 4 June, 2019. Abstract Electricity supply in Tamil Nadu is currently the responsibility of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). TNEB ranks among the top three SEBs in the country, along with Maharashtra and Gujarat, in terms of the size of its operation gauged by the generating capacity at its command, the amount of energy sold and the number of consumer services. The Electricity (supply) Act was passed in 1948 for the rationalized of the production and supply of electricity and generally for taking measures conductive electrical development. As per the Act, each state government was required to constitute a State Electricity Board and the responsibility for power supply the state was to be under its monopolistic control. Existing private or municipal licenses for power distribution were allowed to continue but no new private distributing companies or generating companies could be setup. There are five major sources of power, viz., water, coal, oil, gas and radioactive elements like uranium, thorium and plutonium. Electricity generated from water is known as hydro-electricity. Coal, oil and gas are sources of thermal power. Atomic energy is generated from uranium, thorium and plutonium. Electricity gives us comfort and happiness. It is the driving force behind the cinema and the television. These inventions along with the radio entertain the masses, the fans and the air conditioners abate the heat of the summer, the electric trains make for a journey. Top Keywords Performance, Electricity Board, Supply, Energy. Top |