Tata Power commissions Maharashtra solar power plant

Tata Power commissioned its 3 MW, Photo Voltaic based, grid connected solar power plant at Mulshi, Maharashtra.

The company is  bidding to build a robust renewable energy portfolio that is 20-25% of its total generation capacity.

This is the first and largest solar photovoltaic  power plant in the State of Maharashtra and one of the largest in India. The plant is

spread over 12 acres of land and is situated near Pune. The Company had set up its first solar power plant of 100 kW way back in 1996 at Walwhan in Lonavla.

Mr. Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Power, said, the commissioning of the grid connected 3 MW Solar power plant in Mulshi marks a significant milestone for Tata Power.

This addition reinforces the Company’s sustainability agenda and the commitment of setting up generation capabilities through renewable sources, said Sardana. MERC is one of the regulators to have adopted Renewable Power Obligations and Tata’s customers in Mumbai would be getting Green Power through solar energy, he added.

The energy produced from the 3 MW Solar plant in Mulshi will be purchased by Tata Power- Distribution in Mumbai to meet the RPO as per MERC guidelines.

Tata BP Solar is the technology provider for the project. The project is Tata Power’s and Tata BP Solar’s novel experience in building, operating, and maintaining a megawatt-scale grid-connected solar power plant in India. Given the modular nature of the system, the project was executed in 9 months.