Tata Power records 24% rise in power generation

Tata Power said it has recorded a 24 per cent rise in generation at 45,210 mu (million units) collectively from all its power plants in 2013- 2014, as against 34,683 mu in the previous fiscal.

The total power generation capacity of Tata Power is 8,613 MW from various fuel sources such as thermal, hydroelectric power, renewable energy and waste heat recovery.

Tata Power has a total operating capacity of 461 MW in wind farms, 54 MW in solar, 447 MW in hydro and 240 MW in waste gas-based generation.

Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Power, said, “We are in the process of executing a number of power projects and aim to generate 18,000 MW by 2022 as well as additional 4,000 MW of management of distribution networks.”