Torrent Power is an Indian energy and power company, having interests in power generation, transmission, distribution and the manufacturing and supply of .
History
Torrent Group took over and successfully turned around an ailing power cable company Mahendra Electricals,
renaming it as ‘
Torrent Cables Ltd.’ (now merged with Torrent Power w.e.f. 1 April 2014). The high points of Torrent’s foray into power however were the acquisitions of two of India’s oldest utilities – The Surat Electricity Company Ltd and The Ahmedabad Electricity Company Ltd. In 1997, the company completed its acquisition of the Ahmedabad Electricity Company by purchasing the entire 28.89% stake held by the Gujarat government.
[ Nod for Rs 400-cr Torrent issue. Indian Express] This acquisition formed what was then known as Torrent Power AEC Limited. Similarly, Torrent Power SEC Limited was formed after acquiring the Surat Electricity Company in the same deal. Torrent turned them into first-rate power utilities, in terms of operational efficiencies and reliability of power supply.
In 2005, the parent company, Torrent Group floated the company Torrent Power Generation to further expand into the power business. In 2006, the three power-related companies of Torrent Group, Torrent Power AEC Ltd, Torrent Power SEC Ltd, and Torrent Power Generation Ltd were merged to form Torrent Power.[ Torrent group merges power cos. Business Line]
Torrent Power created history by entering into the country’s first distribution franchisee agreement with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for Bhiwandi Circle in December 2006. In 2009 it was awarded the distribution franchise for Agra in Uttar Pradesh. During FY 19 the Company was awarded a distribution license for Dholera Special Investment Region (in Gujarat) and distribution franchise for Shil, Mumbra & Kalwa (SMK) area in Mumbai Metropolitan Region of Maharashtra.
Operations
Generation
Torrent Power has an aggregate generating capacity of 4,838 MW with a unique mix of coal based, gas based, and
Renewable energy comprising:
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1530 MW (4 Single Shaft Units of 382.5 MW each) SUGEN gas based mega combined cycle power plant in Akhakhol village near Surat - largest private sector gas based power plant in India.
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1200 MW (3 Single Shaft Units of 400 MW each) DGEN gas based mega combined cycle power plant in Dahej Port.
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362 MW (1 unit of 120 MW and 2 units of 121 MW each) coal based Sabarmati Thermal Power Station at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad
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1746 MW Renewable plants (Wind - 921 MW and Solar - 825 MW) spread across Jamnagar, Charanka, Akhakhol near Surat, Kutch, Rajkot, Bhavnagar in Gujarat; Gulbarga & Raichur in Karnataka and Osmanabad in Maharashtra.
Transmission
Torrent Power operates 400 kV double circuit transmission lines implemented by it, for evacuating power generated at SUGEN and DGEN plant to various off-take centres.
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SUGEN to Ahmedabad Distribution Area - 400 KV Double Circuit Line to PGCIL's Pirana Substation in Ahmedabad implemented through Torrent Power Grid Limited, a Joint venture with PGCIL in which Torrent has 74% stake.
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SUGEN to Surat Distribution Area and to GETCO - 3 x 220 KV dedicated transmission lines to cater to power requirements of Surat distribution area and 220 KV line to Kim substation of GETCO.
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DGEN to PGCIL's Navsari sub-station - 400 kV Double Circuit line
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Other transmission networks include 220/132 kV transmission system in Ahmedabad distribution area.
Distribution
The company distributes power to over 3.85 million customers annually in its distribution areas of
Ahmedabad,
Gandhinagar,
Surat,
Dahej Port and
Dholera in
Gujarat; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu UT;
Bhiwandi,
Shil Phata,
Mumbra and Kalwa areas of Mumbai Metropolitan Region in
Maharashtra; and
Agra in
Uttar Pradesh.
The T&D losses in license areas of the company is amongst the lowest in the country. The T&D losses in Gujarat at 6.54% is amongst the lowest in the country.
Torrent Power has managed reduction in AT&C losses in
Bhiwandi from 58% at the time of takeover to 14.90% in FY 2018–19, and from 58.77% at the time of takeover to 16.11% in FY 2018-19 in
Agra.
Cables
The Cables Unit manufactures Power & Control Cables and is one of the market leaders in HT Power Cable segment with a manufacturing capability of up to 132 kV XLPE Cables.
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