Mumbai, August 10, 2007
The Tata Power Company Limited, India's largest private power company, announced the signing of an EPC contract for supply of five (5) 800 MW Steam Turbine Generators with Toshiba Corporation for the first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) to be located at Mundra, Gujarat.
Toshiba Corporation's scope of work includes the design, manufacture, test and supply of equipment related to the steam turbine generator packages for the five units of 800 MW each. They will also be associated with supervision of commissioning of the turbines. With this contract, Tata Power has taken another step forward in bringing world-class technology to India. Just as Tata Power was the first company to usher in the era of 500 MW units in India, it has also notched another first - the 800 MW era.
Prasad R Menon, managing director, Tata Power said: "This agreement is a significant step towards our drawing on the technical expertise of a strong international player like Toshiba. This partnership will provide an excellent technical solution for Mundra UMPP, which is also cost competitive."
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