Tata Powers 4,000-MW Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) at Mundra has become fully operational with the synchronisation of the fifth unit of 800 MW. The company had commercialised the first unit of Mundra UMPP in March 2012. With the synchorinisation of the fifth unit,the thermal power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 7647 MW and the generation through clean sources such as hydro,wind and solar stands at 852 MW, a release from the company stated. The synchronisation of Unit# 5 of Mundra UMPP marks a milestone in Indias history as the first Ultra Mega Power Project setting execution excellence benchmark for Indian power sector, Anil Sardana,managing director,Tata Power was quoted in the release. Tata Power commissioned a total of 3,200 MW at a single location in a year. This is a new record. The average gap taken between synchronisation of two units has been 3.5 months which is better than the baseline schedule of 4 months., the release added.
