~Reaffirms commitment towards Sustainability to Mumbai Customers through 100 percent Green Power~
Mumbai, 7th June 2021: Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, today announced that over 37 consumers with a consumption of more than 19 MUs have opted for ‘Green Power’, this includes some of the leading IT firms, Banks and Consumer Business Group situated in Mumbai. In line with its commitment and basis the permission granted by the honourable MERC to provide 100 percent ‘Green Power’ in March’21,Tata Power initiated the process of empowering its customers with sustainable ‘Green’ growth from April’21.
Consumers who wish to receive ‘Green Power’ are paying ‘Green tariff’ as approved by the honourable MERC. These customers have been sent their first ‘Green Bill’ for consumption 100 percent ‘Green Power’ for the past month.
The company endeavors to provide 100 percent Green Power to commercial & industrial organisations as well as residential customers who are committed towards the cause of sustainability and are keen to reduce their carbon footprint. The initiative of the company has received an overwhelming responses from its customers, it has been receiving many queries regarding the new services.
To be able to provide detailed understanding on the subject, customers can now either reach out to Tata Power on its 24×7 toll free no. 19123 or WhatsApp number 7045116237. They can also write to customercare@tatapower.com
Speaking on this Initiative, Mr. Sanjay Banga, President T&D, Tata Power, said, “We at Tata Power have always strived to provide our customers with innovative solutions and empowered them with emerging technologies. With the continued thrust for sustainable and Green Power, we are glad to collaborate with our customers in their goal to reduce their carbon footprint and reaffirm the Tata Group’s commitment for sustainability. We look forward to more such customers to come forward and opt for Green Power and contribute towards a sustainable future.”
Tata Power in its commitment towards sustainability has consistently focused on providing its customer base with new green offerings like Solar Microgrids, EV Charging and Solar Rooftop Services. On the eve of “World Environment Day”, Tata Power felicitated first set of Green Power Consumers with Green Certificate and memento.
Today, Tata Power has a 31 percent clean energy portfolio and aims to increase its clean energy share by 40-50 percent by 2025. The power major is steadily improving itself on the sustainability front and is progressively improving its environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating (MSCI-BB). It has identified eight focus areas – renewable footprint, carbon emission, resource availability, waste management and bio diversity to make it to the top of the list. Further, it aims to enter the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Emerging Market List by FY25. The company adheres to the global safety standards, promotes product and operational safety and encourages the active participation of every employee. It has also created a healthy work environment that complements its superior business performance.
About Tata Power:
Tata Power is India’s largest integrated power company and, together with its subsidiaries & jointly controlled entities, has an installed/ managed capacity of 12,808 MW. A pioneer in the field, it has a presence across the entire power value chain – generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro and thermal energy, transmission & distribution, coal & freight, logistics and trading. With nearly 3.9 GW of clean energy generation from solar, wind, hydro and waste heat recovery accounting for 31% of the company’s portfolio, Tata Power is a leader in clean energy generation. In line with the company’s view on sustainable and clean energy development, Tata Power is steering the transformation of utilities to integrated solutions by looking at new business growth in distributed generation through rooftop solar and micro grids, storage solutions, EV charging infrastructure, ESCO, home automation & smart meters. It has successful public-private partnerships in generation, transmission & distribution in India namely ‘Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.’ with Delhi Vidyut Board for distribution in North Delhi; ‘Tata Power Ajmer Distribution Ltd.’ with Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. for distribution in Ajmer; ‘Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.’ with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi; ‘Maithon Power Ltd.’ with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand and recently entered into public-private partnership for Northern ,Central, Western and Southern part of Odisha namely, ”TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL)“, “TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited”, “TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited” and “TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited”. Tata Power is serving around 12 million distribution consumers in India and has developed the country’s first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology.
With its 106 years track record of technology leadership, project execution excellence, world-class safety processes, customer care and driving green initiatives, Tata Power is poised for multi-fold growth and committed to ‘lighting up lives’ for generations to come. Visit us at: www.tatapower.com
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| Jyoti Kumar Bansal
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