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Hydropower is also experiencing a revival. Large Hydropower: Expertise includes hydrological and
hydro projects and pumped storage plants are being hydraulic studies, seismic and structural design, 3D finite
prioritised for their ability to provide balancing capacity element modelling (FEM) for dams, electromechanical
for renewable energy. Many older hydropower stations and hydro-mechanical engineering, underground civil
are undergoing refurbishment to improve performance works, water resources planning, dam-break analysis,
and extend their operational life. Pumped storage and execution in EPCM mode.
projects, including those using abandoned mine sites, Renewable Energy: PBU offers end-to-end services for
are being explored as natural energy storage solutions.
solar, wind, hybrid and floating solar PV (FSPV) projects,
Renewables remain the fastest-growing segment. India from conceptualisation to commissioning. The unit also
is committed to its ambitious target of 500 gigawatts provides design and integration support for energy
of renewable capacity, with over USD 190 billion storage and hybrid systems.
expected to be invested. Solar PV, wind, and hybrid Transmission & Distribution (T&D): Capabilities include
projects are expanding rapidly, supported by the falling AIS, GIS and HVDC substation design, transmission
cost of solar modules and government incentives for network planning, monopole and tower engineering,
domestic manufacturing. Floating solar is an emerging grid compliance studies for renewables, power system
opportunity, particularly on reservoirs. Globally, studies, technical due diligence, and engineering for
renewable energy investment continues to grow, with grid-connected battery storage.
the Middle East and North Africa making significant
strides in green hydrogen and ammonia for export. Business Performance and Capabilities

In transmission and distribution (T&D), High Voltage FY25 was a year of robust growth and impact for the
Direct Current (HVDC) systems are increasingly being Power Business Unit, with major achievements across all
deployed for long-distance transmission to reduce focus areas.
energy losses. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) In thermal power, the unit secured eleven new coal-
have become critical for integrating intermittent based projects for detailed engineering and provided
renewable sources into the grid. Digital technologies owner’s engineering services for several large-scale
such as asset performance management tools are supercritical plants. Basic engineering services were
also helping utilities move from reactive to predictive delivered for a gas-fired project in Australia, marking
maintenance models.
TCE’s first such assignment in that region. PBU also
In this dynamic environment, Tata Consulting Engineers’ provided consulting for power plants in the Philippines
Power Business Unit (PBU) continues to deliver trusted, and pre-bid support to help clients win major
end-to-end engineering solutions across the entire international tenders.
power value chain. In hydropower, PBU completed advanced 3D FEM analysis

Key Areas of Expertise for a concrete dam over 200 metres tall and commissioned
units for India’s first off-river pumped storage project.
The Power Business Unit brings over six decades of The team carried out dynamic seismic analysis for a dam
expertise, offering services across all power generation located in a high-risk seismic zone, validated by a national
technologies and the entire asset lifecycle.
academic institution. Engineering services are underway for
Thermal Power: PBU provides solutions for large coal some of India’s largest planned pumped storage facilities,
plants, captive power and cogeneration units, and and a white paper was submitted to the government on
waste-to-energy facilities. The team also supports repurposing abandoned coal mines for pumped storage
repurposing older assets for flexible operations, development.
integrating green fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, The renewable energy team expanded its global
and upgrading systems for emission compliance.
footprint by securing projects in Australia, Europe,
Nuclear Power: TCE has engineered more than 85 and the Middle East. The unit is developing offshore
per cent of India’s nuclear power plants and related floating solar projects for a Middle Eastern utility and has
infrastructure. The scope of work spans detailed design, established a new dedicated engineering centre (DEC)
safety systems, containment engineering, cooling water for a global energy major. Expertise in battery storage
systems, and specialist civil and structural services for and hybrid plant integration has strengthened TCE’s
nuclear installations. position in next-generation renewable solutions.

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