Tata Power : touches over 5 lakh lives through various CSR initiatives for holistic development of communities in Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Jharkhand and others

5 thrust areas for development includes Education, Health, Livelihood,
Social Capital and Nurturing Sustainability

Tata Power, India's largest integrated power company, has always undertaken various initiatives with an aim to improve the quality of life, and ensure holistic development of its surrounding communities. The company has proudly carried its CSR legacy towards 'Sustained Inclusiveness' and being a 'neighbour of choice'. Reinforcing its commitment towards nation building, Tata Power has successfully touched over half a million lives through the CSR initiatives designed to promote Education, Health, Livelihood, Social Capital and Nurturing Sustainability.

The Tata Power Community Development Trust acts as development vehicle for driving these initiatives. Tata Power has undertaken activities in the five major thrust areas, which includes:-

Augmenting Primary Education System with emphasis on girl child education (VIDYA)

Through VIDYA, Tata Power enhanced the access to education for community children and increased their attendance rate, thus eliminating school dropouts through various interventions. The Education Excellence program awarded scholarships for students. It spearheaded an innovative learning concept - Bala, aimed at creating child friendly, learning and fun based physical environment in school infrastructure. The educational initiatives have impacted over 210000 students across various regions.

Building and Strengthening Healthcare Facilities (AROGYA) including safe drinking water
(SWATCH JAL)

In the healthcare area, the company started curative healthcare services which treated more than 80,000 patients at mobile health vans. Through awareness sessions, it reached out to more than 60000 people. More than 50,000 patients were treated through the Lifeline express facility.

Nurturing Sustainability for Inclusive Growth (AKSHAY)

The intervention was aimed at bringing people and nature together to work in harmony towards the socio-economic development of the communities. Tata Power's Model Village initiative started in line with the nation's vision on developing model villages to build a stronger India, implemented its first phase across10 select villages. Around 310 households in 5 villages were provided three 5 MW LED lights on unique 'pre-paid' model. The program also helped youth rediscover their full potential through Sports Coaching classes.
Enhancing Programs on Livelihood (SAMRIDDHI) & Employability (DAKSH)

The initiative created spaces where the communities can save, build assets, adopt new livelihoods, and see new opportunities for themselves and their families. It provided livelihood for people through agricultural practices and employability for youth and women.

Building Social Capital and Infrastructure (SANRACHNA)

This program created social infrastructure that aided in creating opportunities for development and upliftment of communities. More than 80,000 people benefitted through this program.

Speaking about the achievement, Mr. Ashok Sethi, COO & ED, Tata Power, said, 'We, at Tata Power have always believed that companies must give back to the society on a sustainable basis. CSR is an integral part of Tata business philosophy and Tata Power has always remained aligned to it. The programs are created keeping in mind the holistic growth of the community and nation. As a part of collective responsibility towards nation building, Tata Power will continue to engage with key stakeholders including community to sustain the desired outcomes in the long run.'

Tata Power Group companies' CSR spend in FY'16 stood at Rs. 47.02 crores. The year 2016 also marked the commencement of four state-of-the-art Tata Power Skill Development Institutes in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand wherein more than 17000 work days were generated through 16 different vocational courses. In FY16, Tata Power was ranked 2nd in CSR by Economic Times and IIM Udaipur Survey for CSR initiatives in 2014-15.

About Tata Power:
Tata Power is India's largest integrated power company with a growing international presence. The Company together with its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities has an installed gross generation capacity of 10496 MW 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. Tata Power is serving more than 2.6 million distribution consumers in India and has developed the country's first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology. It is also one of the largest renewable energy players in India with a clean energy portfolio of 3042 MW. Its international presence includes strategic investments in Indonesia through a 30% stake in the leading coal company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), 26% stake in mines at PT Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk ('BSSR'); in Singapore through Trust Energy Resources to securitize 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 sub-Sahara Africa; in Zambia through 50:50 joint venture with ZESCO for 120 MW Hydro which has become operational in 2016; in Georgia through AGL which is a joint venture with Clean Energy, Norway & IFC for development of 185 MW hydro project which is scheduled to be commissioned in 2016; 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 committed to 'lighting up lives' for generations to come'. Visit us at: www.tatapower.com