Torrent Power

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Torrent Power Limited
Company type Public
ISIN INE813H01021
Industry Energy
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Key people
  • Sudhir Mehta
  • Samir Mehta
ProductsSale and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, wind power, energy trading
RevenueIncrease2.svg25,694 crore (US$3.2 billion) (2023)
Increase2.svg5,141 crore (US$640 million) (2023)
Increase2.svg2,171 crore (US$270 million) (2023)
Number of employees
7,874 (2020) [1]
Parent Torrent Group
Website www.torrentpower.com

Torrent Power is an Indian energy and power company, having interests in power generation, transmission, distribution and the manufacturing and supply of power cables. [2] The company distributes power to over 38.5 lakh customers annually in its distribution areas of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Dahej SEZ and Dholera Special Investment Region in Gujarat; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu UT; Bhiwandi, Shil, Mumbra and Kalwa areas of Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra and Agra in Uttar Pradesh; [3] The T&D losses in license areas of the company is amongst the lowest in the country.

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History

Torrent Group took-over and successfully turned around an ailing power cable company Mahendra Electricals, [4] 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 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. [5] 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, 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. [6] 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 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

Torrent Power thermal power station at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad. It is one of the oldest thermal plants in India (1934) SabarmatiThermalPlant.jpg
Torrent Power thermal power station at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad. It is one of the oldest thermal plants in India (1934)

Generation

Torrent Power has an aggregate generating capacity of more than 4 GW with a unique mix of coal based, gas based, and renewable power plants comprising:

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.

Distribution

The company distributes power to over 3.85 million customers annually in its distribution areas of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Dahej SEZ and Dholera SIR in Gujarat; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu UT; Bhiwandi, Shil, 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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