written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message adani power limited type public company bse 533096 nse 533096 industry energy founded 22 august 1996 headquarters ahmedabad india key people gautam adani chairman vineet s jaain ceo products electricity generation transmission and distribution ; energy trading revenue 113.04 billion us 1.7 billion 2014 net income 195.52 billion us 2.9 billion 2014 number of employees 2 000 2011 parent adani enterprises limited website adanipower.com adani power limited is the power business subsidiary of indian conglomerate adani group with head office at ahmedabad gujarat . the company is india s largest private power producer with capacity of 10 440 mw 1 and also it is the largest solar power producer of india with a capacity of 40 mw . 2 adani power limited is ranked 334th in the top companies in india in fortune india 500 list of 2011 . 3 the company operates five supercritical boilers of 660 mw each as per march 2012 at mundra gujrat & five 660 mw units as per may 2015 at tiroda maharashtra . it also operates a mega solar plant of 40 mw at naliya bitta kutch gujrat . 4 it is india s first company to achieve the supercritical technology . the plant is the only thermal power plant in india to be certified by un under cdm . 5 the company is implementing 16500 mw at different stages of construction . its mission is to achieve 20000 mw by 2020 . the company produces electricity using only coal . 100 mw of solar power station is also under advanced stage of implementation at surendranagar in gujarat out of which 40 mw is already commissioned . 6 the company has gone to long term ppas of about 7200 mw of its 9280 mw with government of gujarat maharashtra haryana and rajasthan . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 future projects 4 see also 5 references history edit adani power was started as a power trading company in 1996 . it started generation in july 2009 by implementation of its first 330 mw of 4620 mw at mundra . the mundra super mega project is the largest coal based power project of india and fifth largest in the world . the company commissioned another three 330 mw by november 2010 and country s first supercritical unit of 660 mw on 22 december 2010 making its capacity 1980 mw . 0n 6 june 2011 it synchronised its second unit of 660 mw bringing the total generating capacity to 2640 mw and on 2 october 2011 it synchronised its third super critical unit with national grid . with this adani power has become largest thermal power generating company in the private sector and the mundra plant has become india s largest power plant with capacity 3300 mw . citation needed in february 2012 it commissioned the last unit of mundra project to take its capacity to 4620 mw which makes the mundra tpp to be the largest privately held thermal power plant in the world and fifth largest on an overall basis as per march 2012 . this plant will become largest thermal power plant in asia after completion . citation needed april 3 2014 adani power ltd announced the commissioning of the fourth unit of 660 mw at its power plant at tiroda in maharashtra thus emerging as the largest private power producer in india with an overall installed capacity of 9 280 mw . 2 the fifth unit was commissioned later in 2014 . may 11 2015 adani power ltd announced the completion of acquisition of udupi power corporation limited and with this adani power has a total commissioned capacity of 10 440 mw making adani power the largest private power producer in india . 7 operations edit mundra thermal power station . a 4620 mw 4x330 5x660 mw coal based thermal power plant at mundra kutch district gujarat . this plant is fully functional . it operates first power transmission project of 400 kv double circuit transmission system from the mundra plant to dehgam 430 km . kawai thermal power station . a 1320 mw 2x660 mw coal based thermal power plant at kawai village baran district rajasthan . this plant is fully functional 8 tiroda thermal power station . a 3300 mw 5x660 mw coal based thermal power plant at tiroda gondia district maharashtra . all units are fully functional . the company produces 40 mw of solar power in bitta kutch gujarat showing its interest in renewable energy . udupi power plant . a 1200 mw 2x600 mw coal based thermal power plant at padubidri udupi district karnataka . both units are fully functional since september 2012 . adani power acquired this power plant from lanco infratech in august 2014 for rupees 6000 crores . 9 10 kamuthi solar power project a 648 mw solar photo voltaic power generating station . 11 future projects edit as of january 2011 update the company has 16500 mw 8 under implementation and planning stage . a few of them are 3300 mw coal based tpp at bhadreswar in gujarat 2640 mw tpp at dahej in gujarat 1320 mw tpp at chhindwara in madhya pradesh 2000 mw tpp at anugul in orissa 2000 mw tpp at sambalpur in orissa and 2000 mw gas based power project at mundra in gujarat . the company is also bidding for 1000 mw of lignite coal based power plant at kosovo showing its international projects . 12 in the second week of august 2014 adani power has acquired lanco infratech s udupi thermal power plant in a rs 6000 crore deal . this would add another 1200 mw installed capacity taking the group capacity to 10480 mw . 13 see also edit companies portal energy portal electricity sector in india fortune india 500 list of companies of india references edit 1 a b thakkar mitul 4 april 2014 . adani power becomes india s largest private power producer . the economic times . retrieved 8 september 2014 . 5 gujarat psus in fortune india 500 list adani group commissions largest solar power project . adani power synchronizes country s 1st super critical unit . economictimes.com . 23 december 2010 . solar power . adani power acquires udipi power corporation ltd press release . a b projects of adani power ltd. . http www.thehindu.com business industry lanco sells udupi plant to adani for rs6000 cr article6313857.ece adani to buy lanco s udupi plant . bloomberg tv india . http economictimes.indiatimes.com industry energy power abb links 648 mw solar project at kamuthi with national grid articleshow 52728908 . cms adani power in the race of kosovo project . economictimes.com . 8 march 2010 . adani power acquires lanco s udipi thermal power . . v t e power companies of india government owned neyveli lignite corporation ntpc limited rural electrification corporation brihanmumbai electric supply and transport tneb privately owned adani power astonfield cesc limited enzen global solutions private limited essar energy fortum india hartek power private ltd hindustan powerprojects jindal india thermal power jindal steel and power jsw energy ksk energy ventures lanco 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