Torrent Power is an Indian energy and power company, having interests in

power generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery ( transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its stora ...

transmission Transmission or transmit may refer to: Science and technology * Power transmission ** Electric power transmission ** Transmission (mechanical device), technology that allows controlled application of power *** Automatic transmission *** Manual tra ...

distribution Distribution may refer to: Mathematics *Distribution (mathematics), generalized functions used to formulate solutions of partial differential equations *Probability distribution, the probability of a particular value or value range of a varia ...

and the manufacturing and supply of

power cable A power cable is an electrical cable used specifically for transmission of electric energy, electrical power. It is an assembly of one or more electrical conductors, usually held together in a single bundle with an insulator (electricity), insu ...

s. The company distributes power to over 38.5 lakh customers annually in its distribution areas of

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

Gandhinagar Gandhinagar () is the capital of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the industrial corridor between the megacities of Delhi and Mumbai. Gandhinagar ...

Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...

, Dahej SEZ and Dholera Special Investment Region in

Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...

;

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by th ...

UT;

Bhiwandi Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is located northeast of Mumbai, and northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade c ...

, Shil, Mumbra and Kalwa areas of

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Muṁbaī Mahānagara Pradēśa''; abbreviated to MMR and previously also known as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai and its Satellite city, satellite tow ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

and

Agra Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

; The T&D losses in license areas of the company is amongst the lowest in the country.

History

Torrent Group Torrent Group is an Indian multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate, based in Ahmedabad. It was founded by U. N. Mehta, Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta, and now run by his sons, Sudhir Mehta, Sudhir and Samir Meht ...

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. 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,

floated the company Torrent Power Generation to further expand into the power business. In 2006, the three power-related companies of

, 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 ''Business Line'', known as ''The Hindu Business Line'', is an Indian business newspaper published by Kasturi & Sons, the publishers of the newspaper ''The Hindu'' headquartered in Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed ...

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

. During FY 19 the Company was awarded a distribution license for Dholera Special Investment Region (in

) and distribution franchise for Shil, Mumbra & Kalwa (SMK) area in

Operations

Generation

Torrent Power has an aggregate generating capacity of 4,838 MW with a unique mix of coal based, gas based, and renewable power plants comprising: *1530 MW (4 Single Shaft Units of 382.5 MW each) SUGEN gas based mega

combined cycle power plant A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...

in Akhakhol village near

- largest

private sector The private sector is the part of the economy which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government. Employment The private sector employs most of the workfo ...

gas based power plant in India. *1200 MW (3 Single Shaft Units of 400 MW each) DGEN gas based mega

in Dahej SEZ. *362 MW (1 unit of 120 MW and 2 units of 121 MW each) coal based Sabarmati Thermal Power Station at Sabarmati,

*1746 MW Renewable plants (Wind - 921 MW and Solar - 825 MW) spread across

Jamnagar Jamnagar () is a city and the headquarters of Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch, some west of the state capital, Gandhinagar. The city was the capital of Nawanagar State, Na ...

, Charanka, Akhakhol near

, Kutch,

Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the ...

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city and the headquarters of Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Gohil. It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state before it was merged into the Dominion ...

; Gulbarga &

Raichur Raichur, also pronounced as Rāyachūru (formerly Raichore), is a city and headquarters of eponymous Raichur district in the Karnataka state of India. Raichur, located between Krishna River, Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers. History Ancient His ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

and Osmanabad in

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. *SUGEN to

Distribution Area - 400 KV Double Circuit Line to PGCIL's Pirana Substation in

implemented through Torrent Power Grid Limited, a Joint venture with PGCIL in which Torrent has 74% stake. *SUGEN to

Distribution Area and to GETCO - 3 x 220 KV dedicated transmission lines to cater to power requirements of

distribution area and 220 KV line to Kim substation of GETCO. *DGEN to PGCIL's

Navsari Navsari is the ninth biggest city in the state of Gujarat in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Navsari District. Navsari is between Surat and Mumbai. It is a twin city of Surat, 37 km to the north. At the 2011 Census of Ind ...

sub-station - 400 kV Double Circuit line *Other transmission networks include 220/132 kV transmission system in

distribution area.

Distribution

The company distributes power to over 3.85 million customers annually in its distribution areas of

, Dahej SEZ and Dholera SIR in

;

UT;

, Shil, Mumbra and Kalwa areas of

; and

. 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

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

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.

References

External links

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