LUCKNOW, May 6 -- The Adani Group will set up a 1600 MW super-critical thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh with the company identifying land for the purpose in Mirzapur district under the DBFOO (design, build, finance, own & operate) model.

The state government during a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday approved the purchase of 1,500 MW power from a 1,600 MW thermal project through a 25-year bid.

Earlier, in May last year, the Yogi Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up two units of 800 MW each in Anpara in partnership with the NTPC. Also, in July 2023, the government decided to set up 1,600 MW thermal plant in public sector at Obra.

The government decision to set up plant at Obra came within l...