Tata Power has received approval from the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) for modernisation of its Trombay unit in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The company is modernising Unit-6 of Trombay power station, at a cost of Rs 1,174 crore. While granting approval, MoEF directed the company to create a common Green Endowment Fund for use in development and management of green cover in the area.

Unit-6, with 500 MW, which used to operate at 80 per cent plant load factor, is now operating at about 50 per cent for the last two years, due to fuel shortage. Two million tpa of imported coal will be required to fuel the unit.

The company is expected to fully utilise the 216 million tonne of fly ash that the unit will generate. It will also ensure that the sulphur and ash content in the imported coal does not exceed 0.28 per cent and 5.5 per cent respectively.

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