# The government will replace 18,000 old TANGEDCO transformers

- ID: P09-A-04#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p09-a-04-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p09-a-04-2)
- Pillar: 9. World-Class Infrastructure
- Section: A. Electricity and Green Energy
- Manifesto page: 78
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

18,000 old transformers will be replaced as part of TANGEDCO restructuring.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government sanctioned funding to replace 40,000 old transformers.

**So far:** replacement of 40,000 old transformers

**Not yet seen:** Nothing further noted.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 50: 40,000 old transformers will be replaced in a phased manner at a cost of Rs.2,000 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=50))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.