Two Electricity Department officials suspended
Two officials from the Electricity Department have been suspended due to their involvement in a transformer scam. The suspensions were announced following a meeting chaired by the Minister for Energy Resources and Law, who emphasized the need for transparency in the tender process. Additionally, the pension benefits of a retired director have also been suspended amid these developments.
- ▪V. Kasi, Chief Financial Officer, and P. Chandrasekaran, Chief Engineer, were suspended for their roles in the transformer scam.
- ▪The suspensions were announced after an inspection meeting led by Minister R. Nirmalkumar.
- ▪The minister highlighted discrepancies in the purchase of transformers, including a significant price markup on a 500-kV transformer.
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The Electricity Department has suspended V. Kasi, Chief Financial Officer (Revenue), along with P. Chandrasekaran, Chief Engineer of Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL), on Thursday.Mr. Kasi, whose name figures in the transformer scam of the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) during 2021-23, has been suspended for interference in the TNGECL administration and other complaints.According to a press release, the pensionary benefits of the retired TNGECL Director, S. Mangalanathan, has also been suspended.The suspensions come in the wake of R. Nirmalkumar, Minister for Energy Resources and Law, chairing an inspection meeting at the headquarters of the Electricity Department.Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, Mr.
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