OREANDA-NEWS. January 16, 2013. Tata Power, India's largest integrated power utility, through its wholly owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), announced synchronisation of its 800MW sized Unit 4 of the country's first Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Mundra, Gujarat.

With this, the total power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 7,699MW, reinforcing its position as the largest integrated power company as well as private power producer in India. The company had commissioned Unit 1 of Mundra UMPP in March 2012, Unit 2 in July 2012 and Unit 3 in October 2012. With the synchronisation of Unit 4, the thermal power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 6,847MW and the generation through clean sources such as hydro, wind and solar stands at 852MW.

Thermal

6,847MW

Non-GHS clean gen

852MW

Total

7,699MW

The 4,000MW Mundra UMPP is the first of the UMPPs that herald the entry of the 800MW super-critical 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 cuts down greenhouse gas emissions upto 15 percent as compared to a sub-critical coal-fired power stations. In addition, the choice of coal significantly lowers sulphur emissions to virtually insignificant levels.

Speaking on this milestone, Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said, ЃgThe synchronisation of Unit 4 of Mundra UMPP is a significant milestone given the critical power shortage situation in the country. The Mundra power plant is one of the most efficient and environment friendly plants based on super-critical technology. With this development, Tata Power's gross generation has touched 7,700 MW, once again reinforcing its position as the largest integrated power company in India. We eagerly await a viable solution by Cental Electricity Regulatory Commission and look forward to an early resolution of this issue."