Tata Power’s generation capacity crosses 6000 MW

20 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Tata Power through its wholly owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power (CGPL) has synchronized Unit 2 of 800MW of the country’s first UMPP located at Mundra in Gujarat. With this, the total power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 6099 MW, reinforcing its position as the largest private power producer in India.

In March 2012, the company had commissioned Unit 1 of Mundra UMPP. With synchronization of Unit 2, the thermal power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 5247 MW and the generation through clean sources such as hydro, wind and solar stands at 852 MW.

The 4000 MW Mundra UMPP is the first of the UMPPs that heralds the entry of 800 MW supercritical boiler technology in India, which is environment friendly and efficient. This technology and the choice of unit sizes helps save fuel for the project and cut down greenhouse gas emissions upto 15% as compared to a sub-critical coal-fired power stations. In addition, the choice of coal significantly lowers sulphur emissions to virtually insignificant levels.

Tata Power is India's largest integrated private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of 5297 MW and a presence in all the segments of the power sector viz. generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), transmission, distribution and trading.

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