- ~ To set up 1000 EV Charging points; 1,00,000 Solar Pumps; Microgrids, Rooftop, Floating Solar and Pumped Hydro in the next 5 years~
- ~ Tata Power welcomes Odisha Government’s Renewable Energy Policy 2022 unveiled at Conclave~
- ~ Committed to ease-of-doing business through quality power supply; announced Rs. 6000 crore capex investment in Distribution Business ~
- ~ Providing job opportunities to 2000 youth in electricity distribution through new investments and clean and green energy solutions and product offerings, this number can touch 5,000 in the next 5 years~
Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power companies that also manages power distribution in Odisha in collaboration with the state government, while participating in the Make in Odisha conclave, announced its vision to transform Odisha. to a clean energy hub through its clean and green. energy solutions and offerings.
The company has already marked its presence across the state’s clean energy value chain comprising of EV Charging points, Solar Rooftop, Solar Pumps, Floating Solar, Pumped Hydro and Microgrids.
To promote clean mobility, Tata Power plans to install 1,000 charging points across the state in the next five years. It has already installed 50 EV charging points while 97 additional charging points are under various stages of installation and commissioning. The company is currently facilitating the EV charging ecosystem through various initiatives such as chargers on NH 16 which is an integral part of the golden quadrilateral, prime tourist corridors and interstate highways connecting Odisha. Tata Power has also partnered with Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) to deploy charging infra in Multi level Car Parking Lots and Public Utilities such as Hospitals, Universities, Malls, and important city hubs.
Tata Power is working towards solarization in the agriculture sector with the state government. It has already installed more than 700 solar pumps in addition to 1200 double pumps for community drinking application across the state. It plans to install 1,00,000 solar pumps in the next five years.
While speaking at the Make in Odisha Conclave 2022, Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO&MD, Tata Power, said, “Tata Power is committed to ensuring Udyog Ru Pragati by offering high quality and affordable power supply to enable a good environment for industrial development. Clean and green energy products and e-mobility solutions, decentralized generation, agriculture, and demand side management will further ensure an overall sustainable development -development of the State.”
Considering Odisha’s huge potential to use renewable energy Tata power wants to participate in renewable and clean energy growth in the state.
In the Rooftop Solar space, the company has over 25 MW installations across the state which equates to 7.07 lakh tonnes of CO2 emission reduction and planting of 11.31 lakh trees. The Company’s Rooftop Solar offering is used in various industries including Cashew Processing units, Oil Mills, Handloom, Steel and Manufacturing Industries et al. With better coverage of households, commercial and industrial establishments in the state to adopt rooftop and ground mounted solar systems, there is an opportunity to install about 1000 MW of rooftop solar in the State.
The nine districts of Odisha in the south-western region can pioneer the use of solar power. If only 25% of the available wasteland is in these districts, about 44 GW of solar power plants can be installed.
Moreover, Floating Solar capacity is estimated to be around 5000 MW across various water reservoirs in Odisha and Tata Power wants to use its expertise to set up such plants.
Dr Sinha welcomed the Renewable Energy Policy 2022 of the Government of Odisha, which was unveiled at the Odisha conclave today. The incentives under the Renewable Energy Policy such as waiver on Electricity Duty, Wheeling charge, Cross Subsidy Surcharge, State Transmission Utility charge are very encouraging and lead to aggressive deployment of clean and green energy solutions.
Tata Power also wants to use its expertise in running Pumped Storage Power Stations (PSPS) to help meet the state’s peak power demand and work closely with OHPC for the development of Pumped storage hydro projects. .
The company is working on the electrification of remote villages, with the support of the Energy Department and OERC, by setting up Microgrids. A technical feasibility study was conducted in some villages of Mayurbhanj District to establish Microgrids for rural/tribal economic transformation.
To ensure sustainable energy consumption, Tata Power Discoms also offers Smart IoT based solutions for residential, commercial and industrial customers. This offering helps in load balancing in case of Rooftop Solar installation. In addition, the company also offers digital motion sensors and sensor-based LED lighting, which can help save about 80% of power for industrial consumers in factories, warehouses, cold storage and others.
Apart from this, Tata Power has changed the electricity distribution scenario in the State by making Rs. 6000 crore capex investment in Distribution Business in next 5 years. To support Ease of Doing Business in the state, Tata Power Discoms has launched several initiatives for industrial consumers including MSMEs such as – integrated power system control centers, cyclone resilient network, new connectivity through online mediums (WhatsApp and e-mail), missed calls and with minimal documentation, mobile apps, GIS Mapping for accurate visibility of the infrastructure for maintaining and increasing the network and Smart Metering.
Discoms also provide an option for 100% adoption of renewable energy in the industrial sector. To provide customized energy solutions to industrial consumers, Discoms are also appointing client relationship managers in key industrial belts.
Tata Power is also creating job opportunities for local youth in operations, maintenance, and metering work at Discoms. Since taking over the erstwhile Discoms in the state, around 2000 job opportunities have been provided and more than the existing 11,000 employees working with the 4 Odisha Discoms. Through new investments and clean and green energy solutions and product offerings, this number could touch 5,000 in the next 5 years.
Through its Discoms and green energy solutions, Tata Power is poised to fuel Odisha’s development juggernaut and looks forward to synergizing its efforts with Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik’s vision for economic and social growth of the State.
In keeping with the ethos of serving the society in which it operates, Tata Power focuses on Employability, Employment, Education, and Essential Services. The company has engaged Women Self-Help Groups under its Abha Shakti program for billing and collection activities of Discoms in their local Gram Panchayats, resulting in their social and economic empowerment.
Vocational Training Centers are also established by Odisha Discoms for imparting the required skills to the local youth and making them job ready. The company has also established Women Literacy Centers and started mobile health dispensaries in the state to support healthcare infrastructure in rural areas.
To promote the behavior of better energy usage, Club Enerji program has also been started by Odisha Discoms in schools. Tata Power has also started biodiversity conservation initiatives in Odisha. The Company cooperates with the Govt. of Odisha to protect and conserve elephant movement corridors in forest areas.
Tata Power (NSE: TATAPOWER; BSE: 500400) is one of the largest integrated power companies in India and together with its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, has an installed/managed capacity of 14,002 MW The Company has a presence in entire power value chain – generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro and thermal energy, transmission & distribution, coal & freight, logistics, and trading.
The Company is developing the country’s first Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology. With 5142 MW of clean energy generation from solar, wind, hydro, and waste heat recovery accounting for 37% of the total portfolio, the company is a leader in clean energy generation.
It has successful public-private partnerships in generation, transmission and distribution in India such as: Powerlinks Transmission Ltd. with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for the evacuation of Power from the Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi, Maithon Power Ltd. with Damodar Valley Corporation for 1,050 MW Mega Power Project in Jharkhand.
Tata Power currently serves more than 12 million consumers through its Discoms, under the public-private partnership model viz. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd with the Government of Delhi in North Delhi; TP Northern Odisha Distribution Ltd, TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd, TP Western Odisha Distribution Ltd, and TP Southern Odisha Distribution Ltd with the Government of Odisha.
With a focus on sustainable and clean energy development, Tata Power is leading the transformation as an integrated solutions provider by looking at new business growth in distributed generation through rooftop solar and microgrids, storage solutions , EV charging infrastructure, ESCO, home automation and smart meters.
With a 107-year track record of technological advancements, project execution excellence, world-class safety processes, customer care and green initiatives, Tata Power is poised for more multifold development and is committed to brightening the lives of future generations. For more information visit us at: www.tatapower.com
