Power infrastructure to get big push as demand skyrockets

The constant real estate development and creation of new industrial estates have created an ever-growing demand for electricity in the city. The peak demand for the city has touched around 3,100 mega watt (MW) and the maximum consumption per day now stands at 60.07 million units (MU).The mismatch between the growth of the population and power infrastructure development presents a stark picture mainly on the outskirts of the city. The growth of towering flats and apartment complexes has marked a burgeoning rise in population, and vice versa. Problems such as low voltage, frequent tripping of transformers and snapping of the overhead cable network plague residents on the peripheries of the city are facing.A senior official of the Tamil Nadu G.....