Tata Power
Indian electric utility company based in Mumbai
Tata Power Company Limited is an Indian electric utility and electricity generation company, based in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. With an installed electricity generation capacity of 14,707 MW from thermal power and green energy sources, it is India's largest integrated power company. In February 2017, Tata Power became the first Indian company to ship over 1 GW solar modules.
History
The firm started as the Tata Hydroelectric Power Supply Company in 1910, which amalgamated with the Andhra Valley Power Supply Company in 1916. It commissioned India's Second hydro-electric project in 1915 in Khopoli for 72 MW. Then second and third power plants were installed in Bhivpuri (75 MW) in 1919 and Bhira (300 MW) in 1922.
Operations
Tata Power has operations in India, Singapore, Indonesia, South Africa, Zambia, Georgia, Mauritius and Bhutan. Tata Power Group has its operations based in 20 locations in India.The thermal power stations of the company are located at Trombay in Mumbai, Mundra in Gujarat, Jojobera and Maithon in Jharkhand, Kalinganagar in Odisha, Haldia in West Bengal and Bangalore in Karnataka. The hydro stations are located in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and the wind farms in Ahmednagar, Supa, Khanke, Brahmanwel, Gadag, Samana and Visapur. The company installed India's first 500 MW unit at Trombay, the first 150 MW pumped storage unit at Bhira, and a flue gas desulphurization plant for pollution control at Trombay. It has generation capacities in the States of Jharkhand and Karnataka, and a distribution company in Delhi, servicing over one million consumers spread over 510 square km in the North Delhi.
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