Tata Power has increased its renewable energy capacity to 1,170 MW with the commissioning of its 28.8 MW solar plant at Palaswadi in Maharashtra.
The company has an operating capacity of 460.6 MW from wind farms and 54 MW of solar generation. Besides Palaswadi, Tata Power has solar plants at Mithapur in Gujarat with a capacity of 25 MW; Mulshi in Maharashtra with three MW capacity and some rooftop solar installations.
Besides, the company is also planning to add generation capacity by 2022 and has targeted 20 - 25 per cent contribution from clean and green energy sources.
At present, Tata Power has five of its renewable projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism programme of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.