❖ Tamil Nadu’s solar energy generation and consumption reached a new high recently.

❖ Solar energy generation touched 6,090 MW, surpassing the previous high of 5,985 MW achieved on September 7.

❖ The solar energy consumption has reached 45.47 million units, surpassing the previous record of 43.70 million units achieved on September 2

❖ Tamil Nadu has an installed solar energy capacity of over 7,800 MW.

❖ So far in September this year, the cumulative solar generation in the State stood at 521.73 million units.

❖ The State’s current peak power demand is around 18,115 MW, and the daily consumption, about 400 million units.

❖ So far in 2024-25, the maximum power demand is 20,830 MW.

❖ The maximum daily consumption is 454.320 million units.