Tata Power's generation capacity up by close to 5% in FY16

Tata Power's generation capacity increased by close to 5% in FY16 as compared to FY15. The company, together with all its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, has an installed generation capacity of 9184 MW (as of May 2016), compared with 8750 MW in FY15 (May 2015) from various fuel sources such as thermal (coal, gas and oil), hydroelectric power, renewable energy (wind and solar PV) and waste heat recovery.

The consolidated generation through all its subsidiaries stands at 47,016 MUs (million units) in FY16. The standalone generation stood at 12,075 MUs in FY16.

Overall, in FY16, CGPL (Mundra ultra mega power project) reported total generation of 25,680 MUs, while Maithon plant reported 7,172 MUs. Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), the renewable energy arm generated 340 MUs. Total generation from clean sources was 3785 MUs.

 

The company and ED Ashok Sethi in a release said: "We have in this quarter spread our footprint across the country and we are confident that in the next few years we will have greater contribution towards the government and consumers' vision."