Tata Power's 1,050MW Maithon power plant nowfully operational

The 525MW unit of Maithon power project in Jharkhand has started generating electricty.

With the commissioning of the second unit, Tata Power's coal-fired 1,050 MW Maithon Mega Power Project is now fully operational.

The first unit of 525 MW was commissioned in September 2011.

Maithon Power, a 74:26 joint venture between Tata Power and Damodar Valley Corp, has implemented the project.

It is the "first successful public-private partnership in green-field generation project in the country," Tata Power said in a statement.

Apart from supplying to DVC, electricity generated from Maithon project would be provided to power deficit northern states, the statement noted.