The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, approved the tariff of ₹2.61 (~$0,036)/kWh, including the trading margin of ₹0.07 (~$0.0009)/kWh, for procuring 1,000 MW of solar power from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) will procure the power under the manufacturing-linked interstate transmission system (ISTS) program.