To cater to the increasing energy demand, the Government's Twelfth Five Year Plan for 2012 to 2017 aims at boosting generating capacity at an average annual rate of 17.7 GW, with 80% of the increase in thermal power generation.

To support these efforts by delivering advanced products that offer high level operating efficiency, Toshiba JSW established its first manufacturing plant spread across 400,000 square meters with a current production capacity of 3,000 MW, that can be scaled up to 6000 MW.

This is Toshiba's first and the only overseas thermal power plant equipment manufacturing facility outside of Japan and follows the company's global manufacturing standards and manufacturing practices focusing on safety, quality and commitment to the environment. "With focus on localized production strategy, we have tied-up with Indian suppliers who meet Toshiba's global quality standards", added Inayama.

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