Tata Power Company (TPC) on Friday signed an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) contract, for supply of five 800-mw steam turbine generators, with Toshiba Corporation for the 4000 mw ultra mega power project(UMPP) at Mundra in Gujarat.

Toshiba Corporation's work includes design, manufacture, testing and supply of equipment related to the steam turbine generator packages for the five units of 800 mw each. It will also be associated with supervision of commissioning of the turbines.

TPC has already signed a contract for boiler island scope on EPC basis with Doosan for Mundra UMPP. The contract for complete Boiler Island includes super critical boilers for the five units of 800 mw each, based on super critical technology required for such large sized units, thus bringing in the first 800-mw unit to India and taking the country into the era of 800 mw super-critical technology.

A TPC release said this move further reinforces its commitment to accelerate the pace of the project by not only ordering the equipment quickly but also tying up with world-class technology providers like Toshiba and Doosan Heavy Construction Ltd, ahead of schedule. With this, it will increase the possibility of contributing to the capacity addition within the 11th five-year plan itself.