Tata Power's JV gets CDM approval from UNFCCC

11 Dec 2015 Evaluate

Tata Power’s Joint Venture (JV) - 120 MW Itezhi Tezhi Hydro Power Project in Zambia, has received Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) approval from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Itezhi Tezhi Power Corporation (ITPC) is a joint venture with Zambian parastatal utility ZESCO (ZESCO), a special purpose vehicle which has been set to build and operate a 120 MW hydro power plant in Itezhi Tezhi district on Kafue River in Zambia. ITPC is the first project in Zambia to get the CDM approval from UNFCCC.

The proposed project activity involves installation of Greenfield 120MW Hydro Power plant in the Central Province of Zambia and will be connected to Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) grid system. The total emission reductions from the project are estimated to be 5,892,480 t CO2e over a 10 year crediting period averaging 589,248 t of CO2e annually. The project was registered under CDM project activity in September this year. SGS United Kingdom was given the contract by ITPC to perform a validation of the projects as per UNFCCC (United Nations Framework of Convention on Climate Change) criteria for the CDM project validation. The project applies, Approved Consolidated Methodology, ACM0002, version 16.

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 8,669 MW and a presence in all the segments of the power sector.

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