Tata Power Company has received approval from Regional Empowered Committee (REC) of the Union Environment Ministry for setting up of a 52.50 MW wind power project in Koppal district, Karnataka.
The panel has given clearance for diverting forest land of 36.27 hectare instead of proposed 39.10 hectare in the Hanamasagara protected forest in Koppal district for setting up of a 52.50 MW wind power project.
The company has been asked to use the existing roads inside the forest land for this project, thereby limiting the requirement of forest land to 36.27 hectare. The proposed project is expected to cater to the power requirement of the state and likely to generate employment opportunity.
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 [9100] 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.
