Tata Power, India's largest integrated power utility and leading renewable energy player today announced the successful missioning of 1 MW Geothermal pilot plant in Australia. Geodynamics Ltd., in which Tata Power is a associate participant.

Geodynamics is the industry leader in EGS. Geodynamics has geothermal exploration interests in 3 Australian states including the license for exploring 2000 sq. km of area in the Cooper Basin. Geodynamics tenements in the Cooper Basin contain the hottest granites on earth and are estimated to provide a thermal resource equivalent of 50 billion barrels of oil.

Tata Power intends to have a 20 - 25% contribution from "clean power sources" which will include a mix of Hydro, Solar, Wind, Geothermal and Waste Gas generation. Geothermal energy has been a key focus area for the pany outside India.  Tata Power is the only Indian player in geothermal energy and is also implementing a 250 MW geothermal project in Indonesia in partnership with Origin energy and PT Supraco. The Company invested in geothermal energy - both conventional and enhanced geothermal system (EGS) in Geodynamics, an Australian-based geothermal energy pany in 2008.

Speaking on Tata Power's mitment to clean and green energy, Mr Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Power stated, "The missioning of the 1 MW Geothermal pilot plant is a significant milestone for the project and with this we plan to strengthen our footprint in the international markets. We are mitted to reducing our carbon footprint through clean and renewable energy generation. Our aim is to have 20-25% of our generation portfolio from clean energy."

Geothermal energy is the natural heat found within the earth, where temperature increases with depth, typically by 10-50 degree Celsius/km. In Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology heat is extracted from granites located at a depth of a more than 4000 Metres by circulating water through them in an engineered artificial reservoir. The heated water returns to the surface under pressure and is converted into electricity via a heat exchanger and conventional geothermal power plant.

EGS technology can potentially enable the setting up of base load power plants that are based on naturally heat and thereby making them a clean energy source for the future.

About Tata Power:
Tata Power is India's largest integrated power pany with a significant international presence. The Company has an installed generation capacity of 8521 MW in India and a presence in all the segments of the power sector viz. Fuel Security and Logistics, Generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), Transmission, Distribution and Trading. It has successful public-private partnerships in Generation, Transmission and Distribution in India namely "Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited" with Delhi Vidyut Board for distribution in North Delhi, 'Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.' with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi and 'Maithon Power Ltd.' with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand. It is one of the largest renewable energy players in India and has developed country's first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology. Its international presence includes strategic investments in Indonesia through 30% stake in coal mines and a geothermal project; in Singapore through Trust Energy Resources to securitise coal supply and the shipping of coal for its thermal power generation operations; in South Africa through a joint venture called 'Cennergi' to develop projects in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia; in Australia through investments in enhanced geothermal and clean coal technologies and in Bhutan through a hydro project in partnership with The Royal Government of Bhutan. With its track record of technology leadership, project execution excellence, world class safety processes, customer care and driving green initiatives, Tata Power is poised for a multi-fold growth and mitted to 'lighting up lives' for generations to e. Visit us at: www.tatapower.



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