Tata Power delays shutdown of Mundra plant, normal operations till Mar 20

The decision to postpone came after a meeting was convened by the Union power secretary on Monday.

In a last-minute decision, private power producer Tata Power postponed the shutdown of its Mundra power plant by nine days to March 20. In an earlier notice sent to five states that procure power from the plant, Tata Power had set Wednesday as the date of closure of the Gujarat-based plant.

Tata Power supplies power to five states — Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana — from the 4,000 megawatt (Mw) plant. The firm had sent the shutdown notice to the states because of delay by states in adopting the High Powered Committee (HPC) recommendations and entering into supplemental power