September 08, 2008

TATA Motors trebling captive power generation at Pune

BL reported that, in a move that appears to be hedging against irregular power supply and load shedding in the Pune region in the future, auto major TATA Motors is in the process of more than trebling captive power generation capacity at its Pimpri plant. The new generators will be a stand by arrangement in case power supply fails.

Once an additional 3 generator sets, acquired from the Thane works of Mafatlal group company Standard Alkali are installed and commissioned around June 2008, TATA Motors will have the capacity to generate 44 MW of power against the existing 14 MW.

A spokesperson for TATA Motors said that "TATA Motors is currently installing three diesel generator sets of 10 MW each, at our plant in Pimpri. Post installation, the total power generation capacity here will be about 44 MW. The existing generators at Pimpri have a capacity of about 14 MW."

TATA Motors’ average daily power consumption is pegged at 50 MW to 55 MW.