Ahmedabad, Sept. 11 -- Adani Power (APL) on Thursday announced that it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from MP Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) for a total capacity of 1,600 MW.

The award includes an additional 800 MW capacity under the 'Greenshoe Option' following APL's earlier win of 800 MW in the same tender process.

This is the fifth major power supply order bagged by the company in the past 12 months, taking its total awarded capacity to 7,200 MW. The additional 800 MW has been secured at the same tariff of Rs 5.838 per kWh that was applicable to the initial allocation.

Adani Power will supply electricity from a new 1,600 MW (800 MW x 2) ultra-supercritical thermal power project to be developed in Anuppur district of...