OREANDA-NEWS. March 31, 2011. Tata Power announced the commercial operation of the 1x120MW Unit 5 at Jojobera, Jamshedpur, with the grid and the rest of the generation units at Tata Power’s Jojobera thermal power plant on March 27, 2011. The 1x120MW Unit 5 has been running at full load since March 16, 2011.

The 120MW coal-based power plant is built at the company’s existing site at Jojobera. With the addition of this unit, the total capacity of Jojobera thermal power station is now 547.5MW. This unit will supply power to Tata Steel to meet the increasing demand for power for the company’s Jamshedpur works.

Speaking on the occasion, Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said, “The commercial operation of Unit 5 at Jojobera marks a significant step towards augmenting power requirements of Tata Steel. I would like to thank our various partners involved in this project. I also take this opportunity to thank the Government of Jharkhand in helping us to achieve this milestone and look forward to their continued support in facilitating our future plans in the state.”

The major equipment suppliers for this project were BHEL (BTG package), HAIL (automation), TPL (switchyard) and MBPL (ash plant). Other partners who participated in this project are TCE (design and engineering), Tarapore & Co (civil works) and Paharpur (cooling tower). The commissioning of Unit 5 at Jojobera further reiterates Tata Power’s strong project management and implementation skills.

The 120MW Unit 5 is an asset of Industrial Energy (IEL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Tata Steel, which was set up to develop new captive power projects to meet the power requirements of Tata Steel.