Country's first UMPP becomes fully operational

Tata Power synchronises Unit-5 of the 4000-Mw Mundra UMPP

Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Group’s power arm Tata Power has synchronised fifth and final unit of 800 megawatts (mw) of its ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Mundra, Gujarat.

With this, country’s first UMPP has become fully operational, the company informed in a statement issued on Wednesday.

After the synchronisation of unit- 5, Tata Power’s thermal power generation capacity has reached to 7647 MW.

The company had synchronised unit-1 of Mundra UMPP in March 2012 and successively achieved synchronization for its units 2, 3 and 4 in July, October 2012 and February 2013 respectively.

Tata Power has commissioned a total of 3,200 MW at a single location in a year, setting a new record.

Commenting on this milestone, Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said, “The synchronisation of the last unit is a significant achievement in a sector, which is ridden with numerous challenges. The Mundra UMPP features a number of new and advanced technological initiatives based on super critical technology.”

Tata Power also has power generation capacities through clean sources such as hydro, wind and solar stands at 852 Mw. With this, the total power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 8,500 MW, reinforcing its position as the largest integrated power company in India, a Tata Power statement said on Monday.

The average gap taken between synchronisation 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 4,000 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.