Adani Power Ltd (APL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, on Thursday announced commissioning of the fourth unit of 660 megawatts (MW) at its power plant at Tiroda in Maharashtra, thus emerging as the largest private power producer in India with an overall installed capacity of 8,620 MW.
APL added 2,640 MW in the last financial year, accounting for nearly 15 per cent of the overall capacity addition of about 17,000 MW in the country, according to a company spokesman.
The company has commissioned two units of 660 MW each in the first quarter, one 660 MW unit in third quarter and one 660 MW unit in fourth quarter of FY’14. These included two each at Tiroda in Maharashtra and Kawai in Rajasthan.
Group Chairman Gautam Adani said it is a significant milestone in the path to achieve APL’s target of generating 20,000 MW by 2020.
The Adanis have also installed a 40 MW solar power plant in Kutch district of Gujarat.