Tata Power Company Ltd.

Tata Power through its wholly owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power (CGPL), has synchronized 800 MW sized Unit 5 of the country’s first UMPP located at Mundra in Gujarat. With this, the total power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 7,647 MW, reinforcing its position as the largest integrated power company in India.

The company had commercialized Unit 1 of Mundra UMPP in March 2012, Unit 2 in July 2012, Unit 3 in October 2012 and Unit 4 in January 2013. With synchronization of Unit 5, the thermal power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 8,500 MW and the generation through clean sources such as hydro, wind and solar stands at 852 MW.

Tata Power commissioned a total of 3,200 MW at a single location in a year which is a new record. The average gap taken between synchronization of two units has been 3.5 months which is better than the baseline schedule of 4 months and is much better than the 5 months provided in original PPA.

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 will help save fuel for the project and cut down the greenhouse gas emissions as compared to regular coal-fired power stations. In addition, the choice of imported coal significantly lowers sulphur emissions. The plant will use significantly less than the stipulated 1 % sulphur and 10 % ash content in coal.