Tata Power has decommissioned Unit-6 of 500 MW at its Trombay thermal power plant in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Central Electricity Authority of India has approved the same.
Tata Power has cited the high cost of generation and its inability to get a power purchase agreement (PPA) after the earlier one expired in March 2018 as the reason for decommissioning.
The Trombay unit has an installed generation capacity of 1,580 MW, which supplies electricity to the majority of consumers - both bulk and retail - in Mumbai.
The decision to retire Unit-6 (500 MW) of Trombay thermal power station has been taken by Tata Power Company, based on its own techno-economic reasons, and based on its decision, the capacity of this unit is being deleted from the database of All India Installed Capacity.
Tata Power Company has an installed capacity of 10,957 MW, with renewable energy assets in solar and wind accounting for 30 percent of the company's portfolio.