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Torrent Power has secured a ₹22,000 crore contract to set up a 1,600 MW Ultra-Supercritical coal-based power plant in Madhya Pradesh, the company’s single largest investment in the power sector. | Source: NSE Corporate Filings
As quoted in the press release of Torrent Power Limited (uploaded on NSE) Torrent Power Limited, an integrated power utilities, has announced plans to build a 1,600 MW coal-based Ultra-Supercritical thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh. This will be the company's single largest investment in the power sector, costing around ₹22,000 crore.
MP Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) has given the company a Letter of Award (LoA) for a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to buy power at a rate of ₹5.829 per kWh.
The project will include a greenfield 2x800 MW Ultra-Supercritical plant that will be built using the Design, Build, Finance, Own, and Operate (DBFOO) model. The power that is made will only go to MPPMCL.
Under the SHAKTI Policy of the Ministry of Coal, MPPMCL will make sure that the project has a steady supply of fuel. Within 72 months of signing the PPA, the project is expected to be up and running.
Torrent Power said that the new Ultra-Supercritical technology will be much more efficient and produce much less pollution than regular coal-fired power plants.
Mr. Jinal Mehta, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, said, "This investment by Torrent Power will play a big part in helping the Government of India reach its goal of adding 80 GW of coal-based capacity by 2032, while also keeping the grid stable and supporting economic growth."
The project is also expected to create 8,000 to 10,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and about 1,500 jobs during operations. This will be a big boost for jobs in Madhya Pradesh.
With this new addition, Torrent Power's total locked-in generation and pump storage capacity will go up to 9.6 GWp and 3 GW, respectively. This includes:
Installed generation capacity of 4.9 GWp (2.7 GW from gas, 1.8 GW from renewables, and 362 MW from coal)
There are about 3.1 GWp of renewable projects in the works.
1.6 GW of thermal capacity (for this project)
3 GW of pumped storage space
The company serves 4.21 million customers in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and the Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. It delivers almost 31 billion units a year.
This ₹22,000 crore investment shows that Torrent Power is serious about growing India's baseload power infrastructure while also supporting the growth of renewable energy. As of the most recent market update, Torrent Power shares were trading at about ₹1,238.90 on the NSE on August 29, 2025. This was a 0.75% drop during the day.
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