Tata Power crosses operating wind assets of 500 MW
29 Apr 2015
India's largest integrated power company, Tata Power, today announced the successful commissioning of 24 MW wind farm at Rojmal in Gujarat through its subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL).
The total capacity of the project is 54 MW and with this commissioning, Tata Power said it had attained a landmark milestone of 511 MW through wind energy. Tata Power's total installed capacity, today, stands at 8,750 MW and the clean and renewable energy capacity at 1,383 MW.
The 24 MW wind capacity is expected to generate approximately 52 MUs per year. Tata Power's wind farms are located across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Tata Power said it is evaluating growth opportunities in these states and in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Speaking on the commissioning, Anil Sardana, MD and CEO, Tata Power, said, ''This is one of the many key milestones in our endeavour to generate 20-25 per cent of Tata Power's total generation capacity from clean energy sources. The clean energy project is well in line with our core business value of sustainable growth, and will further enhance and increase our clean energy footprint. As always, we take this opportunity to extend our hearty appreciation to the Government of Gujarat and all our stakeholders for the support extended in making this project successful.''
TPREL's Rojmal wind farm utilises wind turbines from Inox Wind Ltd., and sells the power to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) under the Gujarat Wind Policy of year 2013. The Company also has projects under development in Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
Tata Power has six of its renewable energy projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
These projects include the 50.4 MW Wind project at Gadag, Karnataka, the 50.4 MW Wind project at Khandke, Maharashtra, the 50.4 MW Wind project at Samana, Gujarat, 39.2 MW Wind Project at Bhogat, Gujarat, the 25 MW Solar project at Mithapur, Gujarat and 187MW Shuakhevi Hydro project in Georgia.