as bse 532779 nse torntpowr industry energy founded 1996 headquarters ahmedabad india key people sudhir mehta samir mehta products sale and distribution electricity generation and distribution wind power energy trading revenue inr 100 billion 2015 number of employees 7200 2014 parent torrent group slogan transforming life website torrentpower.com torrent power limited bse 532779 nse torntpowr is an india based company engaged in the electricity generation transmission and distribution . its current operations are in the states of gujarat and maharashtra and uttar pradesh . the company is the sole distributor of electricity to consumers in the cities of agra ahmedabad gandhinagar and surat . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 generation 2.2 transmission 2.3 distribution 3 further info 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1997 the company completed its acquisition of the ahmedabad electricity company by purchasing the entire 28.89 % stake held by the gujarat government . 1 this acquisition formed what was then known as torrent power aec limited . similarly after acquiring the surat electricity company in the same deal torrent power sec limited was formed . in 2005 the parent company torrent group floated the company torrent power generation to further expand into the power business . in 2006 the three power related companies of torrent group torrent power aec ltd torrent power sec ltd and torrent power generation ltd were merged to form torrent power . 2 more recently in 2009 torrent power inked a deal with uttar pradesh power corporation limited to franchisee to supply power to parts of kanpur and agra then handled by the kanpur electricity supply company ltd. kesco and the agra circle of dakshinanchal vidyut vitran nigam limited dvvnl for 20 years . 3 operations edit torrent power thermal power station at sabarmati ahmedabad . it is one of the oldest thermal plants in india 1934 with ventures in power generation transmission and distribution . generation edit torrent power has an aggregate generating capacity of 3250 mw comprising 1530 mw sugen gas based mega combined cycle power plant near surat 1200 mw dgen mega power project 422 mw coal based sabarmati thermal power station at sabarmati ahmedabad 50 mw solar plant at charanka 49.6 mw wind plant at jamnagar a unique clarification needed mix of coal and gas based power plants that uses the latest power generation technologies ensures high thermal efficiency . citation needed transmission edit torrent power has set up a 400 kv transmission system for evacuating power generated at its sugen plant to the various off take centers . the project being implemented in a phased manner is nearing completion and is expected was functional during fy 2010 11 . distribution edit torrent power transmits and distributes more than 13 billion units of power to almost 3 million customers in the cities of ahmedabad gandhinagar surat and bhiwandi agra spanning an area of 408 km2 . and franchise area of 721 km2 . these cities are major industrial and commercial hubs . the t & d losses in gujarat at 6.54 % is amongst the lowest in the country . a testimony of torrent power s operational efficiency is the drastic reduction in t & d losses in bhiwandi from 48 % in january 2007 to the present 19.33 % . citation needed further info edit torrent power is one of the leading brands in the indian power sector promoted by the usd 2.8 billion torrent group a healthcare and power group . the high points of torrent s foray into power however were the acquisitions of two of the india s oldest utilities the surat electricity company ltd and the ahmedabad electricity company ltd. torrent has a generation capacity of 3334 mw and distributes power to more almost 3 million customers annually in ahmedabad gandhinagar surat bhiwandi and agra . 4 5 distribution franchise business is one area which torrent power has been aggressively pursuing as part of its expansion plans . torrent power created history by entering into the country s first distribution franchisee agreement with maharashtra state electricity distribution company limited for bhiwandi circle in december 2006 . it has also been awarded the distribution franchise for agra in uttar pradesh and has already commenced distribution operations in agra . citation needed references edit nod for rs 400 cr torrent issue . indian express torrent group merges power cos. business line torrent power signs distribution franchisee agreement for kanpur and agra open classifieds.com . user profile torrent power group uzer dynamic classifieds . uzer dynamic classifieds . retrieved 2016 08 21 . www.naukri.com . torrent power careers jobs in torrent power naukri.com . www.naukri.com . retrieved 2016 08 21 . external links edit official website v t e power companies of india government owned neyveli lignite corporation ntpc limited rural electrification corporation brihanmumbai electric supply and transport tneb privately owned adani power astonfield cesc limited enzen global solutions private limited essar energy fortum india hartek power private ltd hindustan powerprojects jindal india thermal power jindal steel and power jsw energy ksk energy ventures lanco infratech luminous power technologies mspl limited rattan india real ispat and power reliance infrastructure reliance power renew power sterlite energy su kam power systems tata power tata power delhi distribution torrent power waaree energies ltd welspun energy electricity sector in india list of power stations in india list of electricity organisations in india retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title torrent power & oldid 742692705 categories companies based in ahmedabadcompanies listed on the bombay stock exchangepower companies of indiacompanies established in 1996energy in maharashtrahidden categories wikipedia articles needing clarification from february 2011all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 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