Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt Ltd (TJPS), a joint venture between Japan’s Toshiba Group (Toshiba) and India’s JSW Group (JSW), has announced the appointment of Mr. Takehiko Matsushita as its new Managing Director.
A graduate from Nihon University with a degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Matsushita joined Toshiba Group in 1994 and largely focused on the thermal power business during his 28 years of association with the group.
Longstanding partner
TJPS is a longstanding partner to India’s evolving energy demands and offers high quality maintenance services to thermal plants. India is a rapidly growing economy with increasing energy consumption that has doubled since 2000. The country is rapidly moving towards renewable clean energy sources, however at present, the majority of the electric power supply is thermal power plants which remain a challenge to the environment. TJPS offers high efficiency equipment to existing thermal power plants which can help in reduction of CO2 emissions and keeping high availability.
Meeting India’s energy demands
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Takehiko Matsushita said, “With my global experience in the thermal power sector, I will lead TJPS to contribute to India’s increasing energy demand and also keep in mind environmental considerations. At TJPS, we are also considering expanding our business coverage to renewable energy sector, and maximize our skill and experiences for nuclear business. With a world-class manufacturing setup already available at Chennai factory, We are confident that other industries can also benefit from Toshiba’s high quality manufacturing capabilities, we are happy to contribute to the overall development of India For a New Day.”
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Modern facility in Chennai
Long before the Government of India’s vision of “Make in India”, TJPS was established in 2011 as the manufacturing base and export hub of Toshiba’s energy generation equipment business, manufacturing supercritical steam turbine generators (STGs). TJPS facility in Chennai houses modern machine tools and facilities for heat treatment, testing, high-speed balancing, and inspection. And the use of the facility will now extend to other industries for manufacturing high-precision equipment in India with Japanese quality assurance.
