Tata Power’s 4,000 megawatt ultra-mega power project (UMPP) at Mundra in Gujarat, which generated 12,440 million units of electricity until March 31, 2013, is now targeting to supply over 26,000 million units to five states.
According to a company statement, the environment-friendly plant, which uses supercritical technology, created 5,000 construction jobs and 700 operations-oriented jobs. Nearly 1.6 crore domestic consumers in five states have benefited through the distribution system.
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd, developed the Mundra UMPP, which caters to two per cent of India’s total power needs.
The project is among the world’s largest greenfield thermal generation projects. It is now expected to contribute more than 26,000 million kWh annually to Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Maharashtra, Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Power, said.
The project was completed in a record time of one year from the date of commissioning of the first 800-MW unit in March 2012.
The average gap between synchronisation of two units has been 3.5 months, which is better than the baseline schedule of four months and is much better than the five months provided in original power purchase agreement.