Mundra Power Plant emerges as the world's largest private power plant

New Delhi: Adani Power has synchronised the fifth unit of the Mundra power plant, taking its total generating capacity to 4,620 mega watt (MW), making it the world's largest single location coal-fired plant in the private sector and the fifth largest globally.

Adani ventured into power generation in 2009-10 and its current capacity is 15 per cent more than the ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) being executed by Reliance Power and Tata Power in states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Jharkhand.

"When we started executing the power plant, our name didn't figure in Planning Commission's 2007-2012 five year plan period and now we contribute 10% of the planned target," according to Ravi Sharma, CEO, power business, Adani Power.

The company has signed long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat and Haryana for sale of 80 per cent of its capacity while the remaining 20 per cent the company intends to sell at merchant basis.

Adani Power intends to complete commissioning of 3,300 MW at Tiroda and another 1,320 MW at Kawai by March 31, 2013. The company intends to reach a capacity of 20,000 MW by 2020.