Tata Power’s customer base crosses 1.9 mn in FY14

India's largest integrated power company, Tata Power, today said its total number of consumers increased by around 6 per cent in FY14 as compared to FY13. In FY14, the company's national customer base crossed the 1.9 million mark, with an increased base of 5 lakh in Mumbai and 14 lakh consumers in Delhi as on April 2014.

In FY14, Tata Power Mumbai sales stood at 6,500 MUs catering to the increased Mumbai customer base which included the addition of 111,152 changeover and 9,139 direct consumers during FY14. Tata Power's Delhi customer base grew by 4 per cent in FY14 to reach 1.4 million, with sales of over 8,000 MUs and development of approximately 10,980 Ckm of distribution lines.

Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said, ''Tata Power aims to consistently meet the ever-growing power needs of its consumer with efficient transmission and distribution of energy, superior class of services and constant upgradation of technology.''

In Mumbai, network enhancements have been made with the development of over 2,893 cable km (ckm) of distribution lines, and the addition of 5 distributing sub stations, 85 consumer sub stations, 266 ckm of HT cable network, and 334 ckm of LT cable network. It is the fastest-growing power utility in the Metro.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited has successfully reduced last mile losses and over achieved the regulatory AT&C loss reduction targets set for FY14 by working closely with low -end consumers through an integrated CSR approach.

Tata power currently has a total power generation capacity of 8613 MW from various fuel sources such as thermal (coal, gas and oil), hydroelectric power, renewable energy (wind and solar PV) and waste-heat recovery.