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Pressekontakte markets including the growing solar market
in India
Hamburg, Germany / Bengaluru, India, May 6, 2010 – In a clear demonstration
of its commitment to India and the growth of the solar energy market, Tata BP
Solar, a joint venture between BP Solar and Tata Power and the pioneer and
market leader in the Indian solar industry, announced that it has added a new
production line of 32 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells at its plant in
Bangalore. Added to its existing cell capacity of 52 MW, today’s development
takes total cell capacity to 84 MW with module capacity at 125MW.

Reyad Fezzani, Director Tata BP Solar and Prasad Menon, Managing Director
of The Tata Power Company, inaugurated the new Cell Line 3 at the Tata BP
Solar plant located at Electronics City in Bengaluru, India on April 28. The
Chairman of BP plc, Mr. Carl-Henric Svanberg, and BP Managing Director,
Asia & the Americas, Mr. Robert Dudley, were present on the occasion along
with members of the Board and the entire team of Tata BP Solar led by
Chairman, Mr. Adi Engineer, as well as key customers and business
associates.

The company manufactures high quality, low-cost crystalline silicon cells (both
mono- and multi-crystalline) and solar modules used to generate electricity
from sunlight. Tata BP Solar cells and modules are integrated into solar
products such as home lighting systems, street lights, and telecommunication
towers or connected to the electricity grid to export the power generated
directly from solar plants on rooftops or in open fields.

BP Solar CEO, Mr. Reyad Fezzani commented: "Tata BP Solar has an

unrivalled record of profitable growth over 20 years. Global demand for Solar is
expected to grow over 80% in 2010, and in India it is likely to grow fivefold to
150MW. In the longer term the Indian market is poised to become a world-
scale market by 2022 stimulated by the supportive policies announced by the
Government of India."

Tata Power MD, Mr. Menon added: "In view of the huge demand supply gap in
the power sector in India, large scale use of solar energy is imperative,
especially given the abundant sunshine available all over the country
throughout the year. The key to growing the mass market is cost reduction
which will not happen without achieving large-scale supply. Tata BP Solar is
building some of India’s largest solar plants. Today’s development is a strong
step in assuring supply to meet new opportunities coming up in India."

Tata BP Solar CEO, Mr. Subramanya said: "After more than two decades of
growing the Indian market in the off-grid mode, Tata BP Solar is ready with the
additional cells capacity to service the new market opening up in India in the
context of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission." The mission has set a
target of generating 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022 and another 2,000 MW
of off-grid solar installations. He added: "We are committed to contribute to the
success of India’s solar mission by our quality products and solutions including
our market leading guarantee of 85% power output from our solar panels even
at the end of 25 years."

Notes to Editors:
Tata BP Solar, the pioneer and market leader in the Indian solar industry, is a
joint venture of BP Solar (51%), and The Tata Power Company Limited (49%)
and has a solid track record of managing safety, growth and performance since
its start in 1989. The company manufactures solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, solar
modules, products and systems at its world class plants in Bangalore as well
as delivers solar solutions to the end customer. The company has touched the
lives of more than 12 million people in the Indian sub-continent through solar

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power applications such as village lighting, water pumping as well as for
businesses such as telecommunications, railways, banks, defence
establishments etc. Tata BP Solar has pioneered the gridconnect solar
photovoltaic systems in India. Tata BP Solar has an all India network of 6
regional offices and 200 dealers and service centres. It exports more than 70%
of its products to the quality-driven markets in Germany, Spain, and USA.

The Tata Power Company Limited is India's largest private sector power
utility with an installed generation capacity of about 3000 MW. The company
has emerged as a pioneer in the Indian power sector, with a track record of
performance, customer care and sustained growth. Tata Power has a presence
in all the segments of the power sector viz generation (thermal, hydro, solar
and wind), transmission, distribution, trading and fuel management. The
Company’s 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) is on fast
track and has established global footprint by acquiring 30% stake in Indonesian
Coal Mines. It has successful publicprivate partnerships in generation,
transmission and distribution- North Delhi Power Limited with Delhi Vidyut
Board for distribution in North Delhi, 'Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.' with Power
Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro project
in Bhutan to Delhi and 'Maithon Power Ltd.' with Damodar Valley Corporation
for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project.

BP Solar, part of BP Alternative Energy, is a global company with about 1,600

employees. BP Solar designs, manufactures and markets solar energy
products and provides complete solar energy solutions for the residential,
commercial, industrial and utility sectors. With over 37 years of experience and
installations in most countries, BP Solar is one of the world's leading solar
companies. BP Solar invests more than $10M annually in photovoltaic research
and development.

BP Alternative Energy, launched in November 2005, combines all of BP's

interests in low and zero-carbon energy including $8bn investments up to 2015
in: wind; solar; hydrogen power with carbon capture and storage; and biofuels.
Alternative Energy invested $1.5bn in 2006-2007 and a further $1.5bn in 2008
and around $1bn in 2009.

Further information is available on: tatabpsolar.com, bpsolar.com,

bpalternativeenergy.com.

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