Tata Power Co. Ltd., India's largest integrated power utility, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL) is developing a photovoltaic-based solar power plant with an installed capacity of 28.8 MW in the Satara district in Maharashtra.
The company said Tata Power- Distribution, the distribution arm of Tata Power, had signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a term of twenty-five years to purchase power from this solar plant, thereby meeting its solar renewable purchase obligations (RPO).
The power generated will be evacuated through Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Ltd. or MSETCL's network. The company has the major purchase orders for EPC in place and intends to commission the entire project capacity by December 2013, it said.
Speaking on the initiative, Managing Director Anil Sardana said, "Tata Power is committed to generating 20-25 percent of its total generation capacity from clean energy sources and is proud to be developing one of the largest solar projects in the country. Tata Power strives to reduce its carbon footprint. We would like to thank the Government of Maharashtra and all our stakeholders for the support extended for setting up this solar power project at Palaswadi."
The company proposes to add 50 MW of solar power capacity every year. Presently, it has 30 plus MW in operation, including a 25 MW plant in Mithapur in Gujarat and 3 MW Mulshi in Maharashtra. Tata Power currently has four of its renewable projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) program by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These projects include the 50.4 MW Gadag project, the 50.4 MW Wind project at Khandke, and the 50.4 MW Wind project at Samana in Maharashtra. The fourth project is the 25 MW Solar project at Mithapur, Gujarat. The company's strategy emphasizes the development of clean energy generation from renewable sources to balance the carbon emissions from fossil fuel based generation capacity, while contributing towards energy security of the country.
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