Tata Power commissions Mundra ultra mega power project's first 800 MW unit

12 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Tata Power has commissioned the first unit of Mundra ultra mega power project (UMPP), heralding the use of 800 MW super critical boiler technology in the country. The 4,000 MW plant is the country's first UMPP to start generation. The first unit of 800 MW was commissioned in a record 48 months of construction work starting on the project. According to the company, work on unit 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the project is on track and progressing well. The first unit was synchronised with the national grid on January 8 and achieved full load on February 25. The Mundra UMPP is being implemented by Tata Power's wholly-owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL). Located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, the project consists of 5 units, each of 800 MW which will generate saleable power of 3,800 MW to be supplied to five states -- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab.

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