Tamil Nadu will lift the 20 per cent power cut and remove the 90 per cent evening peak hour restrictions. Power cuts and other restrictions have been in force in the state since 2008. And these have affected the textile industry which works around the clock.

Mills in southern India have been partnering with the government in taking proactive steps including issues relating to open access, power exchange power purchase systems, removal of VAT on furnace oil, etc. Since the wind season is about to begin any time, they had appealed to the government to lift the 20 per cent power cut and removal of evening peak hour restriction which is currently 90 per cent.

The government acceded to the plea of the Tamil Nadu textile industry by lifting all power cuts as well as other restrictions with effect from June 5, 2015. Tamil Nadu has the highest capacity of wind mills in the country to the extent of 7,304 MW and the textile industry accounts for more than 50 per cent of these wind mills. Textile mills have appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to utilise wind power to the extent possible by planning preventive maintenance activities for all thermal power stations and fully utilise the green power.