Tata Power Generation Capacity stands at 11974 MUs in FY 15

Tata Power has announced that the Company standalone generation capacity stands at11974 MUs (million units) in FY15. The Company, together with all its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, has an installed generation capacity of 8750 MW from various fuel sources such as thermal (coal, gas and oil), hydroelectric power, renewable energy (wind and solar PV) and waste heat recovery, thereby, reinforcing its position as the largest integrated power company in India.

Overall, in FY15, CGPL reported total generation of 26,578 MUs in FY15, while Maithon plant reported 6328 MUs. TPREL generated 296 MUs. In clean and green energy, Tata Power’s Hydro Power Stations generated 1443 MUs, Wind Farms generated 635 MUs, and Solar plants recorded generation of 4 MU.

Commenting on this development, Mr. Anil Sardana, MD and CEO, Tata Power, stated, “We have been consistently achieving significant milestones and will continue to enhance our generation portfolio. We are glad that all our operations have performed well and have demonstrated a robust growth. We will continue in our endeavors to further strengthen our operations with excellence and optimally utilise our resources to boost the generation capacity to 18000 MW and 4000 MW of distribution by 2022.”

The Company has a significant presence in the clean energy sector with a gross installed capacity of 1383 MW. Today, Tata Power has a total operating capacity of 511 MW from Wind farms and 56 MW in Solar Generation. In addition, the Company has 576 MW of hydro and 240 MW from waste gas based generation.     

Tata Power recently commissioned 2 units (63 MW each) of its 126 MW Dagachhu Hydro Power Corporation (DHPC) in Bhutan. The Company also entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Tata Africa Holdings (SA) (Pty) Ltd. for formalising the acquisition of their 50% shareholding in ItezhiTezhi Power Corporation Ltd (ITPC) Signed MoU with Russian Direct Investment Fund to increase Energy Investment between India and Russia, and won a 100 MW NTPC solar project.

With the support of leading technological innovations, excellence in project execution, world class safety processes, customer care, and green initiatives, the Company has succeeded in establishing a strong foothold across the country and overseas.