Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (Tata Group) announced on Jul 22nd that it is developing one of its largest photovoltaic based solar power plants with an installed capacity of 28.8 MW in the Satara district in Maharashtra.

Tata Power - Distribution  has signed a Power Purchase Agreement  for a term of twenty-five years in order to purchase power from this solar plant, thereby meeting its solar renewable purchase obligations.

Tata Power Group presently has a strong portfolio of 30+ MW of Solar Power. The Company commissioned 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power project at Mithapur, Gujarat and 3 MW at Mulshi, Maharashtra.

The Plant will be spread over 130 Acres of land and is located in the Satara district of Maharashtra. The power generated will be evacuated through Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Limited (MSETCL)'s network.

Tata Power currently has four of its renewable projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) program by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These projects include the 50.4 MW Gadag project, the 50.4 MW Wind project at Khandke, and the 50.4 MW Wind project at Samana in Maharashtra. The fourth project is the 25 MW Solar project at Mithapur, Gujarat.

Source: TATAPower