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n the post independence era, the idea of engineering
consultancy services was unheard of in the Indian
subcontinent. There was a great deal of dependence
Ion foreign technology, licence partners and foreign
collaborations. The need for India to develop indigenous
technologies was important and the favourable industrial
scenario was very encouraging for Indian businesses. Energy
was the need of the hour as it was the key to jumpstart growth
and boost the manufacturing sectors. In this climate, the Tatas,
pioneered the concept of a consulting company for the energy
sector. In 1956-60 when the Trombay 62.5 MW Unit 3 project was
being implemented with technology support from overseas,
the idea of an indigenous engineering consultancy took roots.
In April 1962, when the 150 MW Unit 4 in the Trombay power
plant was planned, the birth of a consultancy firm, Tata-Ebasco,
took place. This was a partnership between Ebasco Services, New
York, USA and Tata Electric Companies. The idea was to design
the Trombay Unit 4 in-house with limited foreign consultancy in
specific areas. This was the start-up of the 60s which later
became a division of Tata Sons and evolved into an entity that is
TCE today. Tata-Ebasco, with an engineering team that was picked
from the original team that worked on the Trombay project,
went on to deliver several power projects for public utilities
as well as for private enterprises. At the same time TCE started
diversifying its business to other sectors with assignments from
Richardson-Hindustan (now Procter & Gamble), Tata-Fison (now
Rallis India), Shriram Fertilizers & Chemicals, Modi Rubber Ltd, etc.
to name a few.

Carving a niche in the

Energy Sector

Starting from engineering for the Trombay Unit 4 power
plant, TCE has continuously engaged in power plant design
& engineering and evolved as a premier consulting firm
encompassing all forms of power generation (thermal, hydro,
nuclear and renewable), transmission and distribution as well as
in opex sectors.

The customer base in power sector expanded from domestic to
global and varied from Owners to EPC contractors to Lenders,
and ranging from government customers to private customers.