Tata Power (India) plans to raise power capacity to 18 GW by 2022

Indian independent power producer Tata Power plans to raise its power generation capacity to 18 GW by 2020, with 20% to 25% of this capacity coming from renewable and clean sources and 4 GW of decentralised distributed power generation capacity. The group currently operates 8.7 GW of power capacity, including 7,607 MW of thermal capacity, 573 MW of hydropower, 487 MW of wind and 59 MW of solar. The group also has 9.9 GW under execution or under development (April 2015), including 8,712 MW of thermal capacity, 780 MW of hydro and 377 MW of wind. In India, Tata Power is developing more than 200 MW of wind projects, with two 154 MW projects under construction in Gujarat and Rajasthan (18 MW already commissioned). Tata is also expanding worldwide, with 869 MW of capacity under development: 400 MW of hydro power projects in Georgia, 229 MW of wind projects in South Africa through a 50-50 joint venture with Exxaro Resources and 240 MW of geothermal projects in Indonesia.