Torrent Power is an Indian

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and

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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 sto ...

transmission Transmission may refer to: Medicine, science and technology * Power transmission ** Electric power transmission ** Propulsion transmission, technology allowing controlled application of power *** Automatic transmission *** Manual transmission ** ...

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and manufacturing and supply of

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

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 Delhi, the political capital of India, and ...

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is no ...

, Dahej SEZ and

Dholera Special Investment Region Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a Greenfield industrial planned city in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district, around 100 kilometers to the south-west. A legal framework known as the Special Investment Region Act 2009 was made by the Governmen ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the 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 fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...

;

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UT;

Bhiwandi Bhiwandi () is a city in the Thane district in 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 ...

, Shil,

Mumbra Mumbra () is a suburb of Thane district in Western India in the state of Maharashtra, Mumbai extension and within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region area. It is administered by Thane Municipal Corporation. Mumbra is mostly famous for its Bombay ...

and Kalwa areas of

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in Maharashtra 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 New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...

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; 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 conglomerate, based in Ahmedabad. It was founded by Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta, and now run by his sons, Sudhir and Samir Mehta. The core businesses of the group are gas, pharmaceuticals and power. ...

took-over and successfully turned around an ailing power cable company Mahendra Electricals, renaming it as ‘

Torrent Cables Torrent Cables Limited was incorporated on March 22, 1991. It was an Indian cable manufacturing company based in Ahmedabad. Its key products and provided services included XLPE Cables (HT), XLPE Cables (LT), PVC cables, with other manufact ...

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 the 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, after acquiring the Surat Electricity Company in the same deal, Torrent Power SEC Limited was formed. 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

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Torrent Power created history by entering into the country’s first distribution franchisee agreement with

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Mahavitaran or Mahadiscom or MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. It is the largest electricity distribution utility in India (2nd largest ...

for Bhiwandi Circle in December 2006. In 2009 it was awarded the distribution franchise for

. During FY 19 the Company was awarded distribution license for

Dholera Dholera is a village in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state in India. History Dholera was also an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat, 30 km. from Dhandhuka village of Ahmedabad district. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera is one of the ...

Special Investment Region (in

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

of Maharashtra.

Operations

Generation

Torrent Power has an aggregate generating capacity of 3879 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

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in Akhakhol village near

- largest

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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 Sabarmati Thermal Power Station or Torrent Sabarmati Thermal Power Station is coal-fired power plant. It is located in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the admini ...

at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad *786.5 MW Renewable plants (Wind - 648.5 MW and Solar - 138 MW) spread across

Jamnagar Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...

, Charanka, Akhakhol near

, Kutch,

Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of ...

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state befo ...

;

Gulbarga Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka ( Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi i ...

Raichur Raichur (formerly Raichore) is a city and municipality in the district of Raichur in the Indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, located between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It is located 409 km fr ...

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and

Osmanabad Osmanabad (; pronounced as ''Usmānābād''),is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Osmanabad city is the ad ...

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. *SUGEN to Ahmedabad Distribution Area - 400 KV Double Circuit Line to

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's Pirana Substation in Ahmedabad implemented through Torrent Power Grid Limited, a Joint venture with

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

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substation of GETCO. *DGEN to

Navsari Navsari is the ninth biggest city in the state of Gujarat in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Navsari District. Navsari is situated between Surat & Mumbai. Navsari is a twin city of Surat. It is located 37 km south of Sura ...

sub-station - 400 kV Double Circuit line *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,

, Dahej SEZ and Dholera SIR in

;

UT;

, Shil,

and Kalwa areas of

in Maharashtra; 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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