~ 400 saplings planted by senior government officials led by Mr. B Venugopal Reddy, Principal Secretary (Forest), Revenue and Forest Department
~ Names the plantation site as ‘Tata Amrutvan’, as a symbol of commitment to nature conservation and sustainability~
Pune/Lonavala: Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power company continues its dedicated efforts to contribute to a greener and sustainable future, facilitated a tree plantation drive for senior officials from the Maharashtra Government at its Walwan Dam site. Over 400 saplings were planted at 'Tata Amrutvan', during the drive led by Shri B Venugopal Reddy, Principal Secretary for Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra , Shri YLP Rao, PCCF & Head of Forest force in presence of Mr. Prabhakar Kale , Chief – Hydros , Tata Power , Mr. A. G. Patil, CEO – WREL and other senior delegates.
Acknowledging its responsibility towards nature conservation, Tata Power commemorated the recently renamed Amrut Kaal as Kartavya Kaal, aligning with India's focus on fulfilling its duties during the next 25 years of Independence.
For more than fifty years , Tata Power has implemented an extensive tree plantation program at Walvan with great pride. Alongside the Mahseer conservation project that originated in the 1970s, this initiative was launched to enhance the green cover and support the flourishing of local flora and wildlife. Its objectives encompassed soil erosion prevention, livelihood generation for nearby communities, and the collection and documentation of data for educational and intellectual purposes. Last year, with a heightened focus on afforestation, over one million saplings were planted throughout the Western Ghats region.
About Tata Power:
Tata Power (NSE: TATAPOWER; BSE:500400) is one of India’s largest integrated power companies and together with its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, has an installed/managed capacity of 14,294 MW. The Company has a presence across the entire power value chain - generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro and thermal energy, transmission & distribution, and trading. The Company developed the country’s first Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology. With 5,434 MW of clean energy generation from solar, wind, hydro, and waste heat recovery accounting for 38% of the overall portfolio, the company is a leader in clean energy generation. It has successful public-private partnerships in generation, transmission & distribution in India viz: Powerlinks Transmission Ltd. with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from the Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi, Maithon Power Ltd. with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1,050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand.
Tata Power is currently serving more than 12.9 million consumers via its Discoms, under a public-private partnership model viz Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. with the Government of Delhi in North Delhi, TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited, TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited, TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited, and TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited with Government of Odisha.
With a focus on sustainable and clean energy development, Tata Power is steering the transformation as an integrated solutions provider by looking at new business growth in distributed generation through rooftop solar and microgrids, storage solutions, EV charging infrastructure, ESCO, home automation & smart meters et al. In its 108 years track record of technology advancements, project execution excellence, world-class safety processes, customer care and green initiatives, Tata Power is well poised for multi-fold growth and is committed to lighting up lives for generations to come.
