Mumbai, Sept. 11 -- This follows the company's earlier win of 800 MW in the same bidding process, taking the total awarded capacity from MPPMCL to 1,600 MW. The additional allocation comes at the same tariff of Rs 5.838 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), as the initial award.

Accordingly, APL will supply power from a new 1,600 MW (2x800 MW) ultra-supercritical thermal power unit to be established in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, under the design, build, finance, own, and operate (DBFOO) model.

Both units are expected to be commissioned within 60 months of the appointed date.

The project will involve an investment of around Rs 21,000 crore, with coal linkage secured under the Government of India's SHAKTI policy.

The company plans to execute ...