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TN and Karnataka reaches fair settlement on
power dispute
The governments of Tamilnadu and Karnataka have
at last informed the supreme court that they
have resolved the power dispute in sharing 300
MW of electricity from privately owned Sajjan
Jindal's JSW Energy plant in Karnataka.
According to the agreement they had put earlier,
they agreed to get 150 MW power each from the
plant till May 31 through the Southern Regional
Load Dispatch Center (SRLDC).But on April 3,
Karnataka on the grounds of acute shortage of
electricity passed an order to stop giving
electricity to Tamilnadu. The Karnataka High
Court also directed it to follow the
government's order to stop power supply to Tamil
Nadu.
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Later on April 7, as appealed by TamilNadu electricity
board, Madras High Court put an restraint order stating
that SRLDC should continue power supply to TamilNadu. As
there were two different orders given by the Tamilnadu
and Karnataka High courts, SRLDC approached the Supreme
court to resolve the issue. Now that the issue has been
resolved smoothly, Tamilnadu will receive
150 MW till May 31 by sharing electricity with
Karnataka.
