CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has reported a marginally higher profit from its operations for the financial year 2024–25, according to its 16th annual report released on Tuesday and accessed by TNIE.
This is the first balance sheet prepared separately by TNPDCL after the breakup of Tangedco into three separate entities. As on March 31, 2025, TNPDCL recorded a profit of Rs 2,072 crore, marking an increase of Rs 52 crore (2.5%) over the previous year. In 2023–24, the corporation’s profit stood at Rs 2,020 crore. TNPDCL’s total income for 2024–25 was Rs 1,00,417 crore, while its total expenditure stood at Rs 98,344 crore. A major share of this expenditure was for power purchase, which rose from Rs 74,348 crore in the previous year to Rs 75,960 crore.
The corporation’s non-current (long-term) liabilities stood at Rs 1,18,343 crore, while current liabilities (short-term) were Rs 80,074 crore. The report highlighted progress under the central government’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), which aims to bring down the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 11.92% by 2024–25.
To achieve this, TNPDCL has taken up multiple loss-reduction projects such as agriculture feeder segregation, high voltage distribution systems, and re-conductoring of existing 33 kV feeders. These works are being carried out at a combined cost of Rs 8,929 crore.In addition, TNPDCL received grants worth Rs 447 crore during the financial year, which supported ongoing infrastructure upgrades.
A senior TNPDCL official told TNIE, “We have awarded tenders for these loss reduction works in 44 packages. In some areas, feeder segregation is already completed. In other places, contractors are surveying feeders and procuring materials. We expect all feeder segregation works to be completed in the next financial year (2026–27).”
