Tata Power's Mundra plant mandated to run at full capacity till September

New Delhi: The power ministry has mandated that the 4,150 MW Mundra plant of Tata Power be run at full capacity for three more months till September to avoid any electricity shortage amid the estimated peak demand of 270 GW during summer, as per a company statement.

In March this year, the plant in Kutch, Gujarat was mandated to run at 100 per cent capacity from April to June.

"The company has received a letter from Ministry of Power regarding the extension of validity of the directions issued under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for its Mundra Thermal Plant. The validity of aforesaid directions, which was earlier applicable up to June 30, 2026, has been extended and shall now remain in force until September 30, 2026," a regulatory filing said.


The Mundra plant began operations on April 1, 2026, after a gap of almost nine months. The company had suspended operations at all units of Mundra plant on July 2, 2025 and suffered losses due to temporary closure of the plant.

The Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) is a thermal power plant with five 800 MW units providing electricity to Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) supplies about half of the power generated from the Mundra plant to Gujarat only.