The Union Government is considering setting up of an ultra mega power plant (UMPP) at either of the four sites suggested by the Gujarat Government, namely, Porbandar, Kutch, Junagarh and Navsari, making it the second UMPP to come up in the state.
Tata power is building a UMPP at Mundra at a cost of around Rs 20,000 crore and the Gujarat state will get 1,900 out of the 4,000 MW power at Rs 2.26 a unit from the UMPP. A proposal for a 6,000 MW atomic power plant at Mithi Virdi, Bhavnagar, at an investment of Rs 60,000 crore has been cleared by the Union Ministry. The capacity addition of 1,400 MW at Kakrapar Atomic Power plant in South Gujarat has also been approved by the Centre.
Contact: The Union Government. Website: http://pib.nic.in
