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Tamil Nadu is situated at the South-Eastern extremity of the Indian Peninsula. The state is bounded on the north by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, on the west by Kerala, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, and on the South by the Indian Ocean. Tamil Nadu has a well-developed infrastructure with an excellent road and rail network and seven airports. The state’s coastline of 1,076 km is the second-longest in India and has 3 major ports. Tamil Nadu is recognized as an “Achiever” among the Coastal states by DPIIT in Logistics Ease (LEADS 2023) and is ranked #1 in Export Preparedness Index 2022. At present, Tamil Nadu ranks third in India with Renewable Energy Installed capacity of 22.75 GW (excluding hydro and including CTU). The Installed capacity of Solar power plants including CTU Connectivity and roof top power plants is 8.61 GW and for Wind, the total capacity is 10.78 GW including CTU. Cogeneration (Bagasse) plants contribute 969.1 MW and biomass power plants contribute 164.84 MW.
Highest number of operational SEZs (50) in India
Tamil Nadu has 23.12% of the total wind power installed capacity in India
Among the top 10 auto manufacturing hubs in the world with Chennai alone having 1.71 Mn installed capacity to produce cars