Has the ultra-mega power project been a failed experiment?

  • 50:31
  • Published On: March 08, 2013
Cinema View
Embed
It's a week that saw India's first ultra-mega power project – Tata Power's Mundra plant – getting fully operationalized along with indications that the second set of UMPPs could finally be awarded as well after a severe delay. On We Mean Business, experts Narendra Taneja, energy expert; Harshvardhan Dole, vice president of institutional equities, IIFL; Kameswara Rao, leader - energy utilities and mining practice, PwC India; Ravi Uppal, MD and CEO, JSPL, and Suresh Prabhu, former minister of power, discuss whether the Ultra Mega Power Project experiment has been a gross failure.

Related Videos

Indian Solar Players Including Tata Power Turn To China In Bid To Expand Capabilities
July 26, 2024 0:36
Adani Group's $1.2 Billion Copper Plant To Boost India's Metal Production
February 04, 2024 0:34
USHA And TATA Power Partners For A Noble Cause
October 28, 2022 0:39
Tata Motors To Setup Fast Chargers Across India
August 20, 2019 4:09
Sensex, Nifty Open On A Flat Note
July 05, 2017 1:45
Sensex Edges Higher, Nifty Inches Towards 9,700
June 20, 2017 1:58
Positive On Tata Motors: Imtiyaz Qureshi
April 05, 2017 30:04
Expect Rural Infra Push In Budget; Like Power Grid, IRB Infra: Mayuresh Joshi
January 27, 2017 28:16
Power Talk: Communication Is Key, Says Gautam Singhania
January 13, 2017 0:46
Involved In Every Step Of Setting Up A Solar Power Plant: Ujaas Energy
June 24, 2015 17:44
Honeywell Aerospace Joins Hands With Tata Power
October 01, 2014 4:00
Jet-Etihad deal, increased traffic on Gulf routes to benefit whom?
April 26, 2013 28:52
  • Anil Ambani's Reliance Power Banned From Bidding For Tenders For 3 Years
    November 07, 2024 3:58

    Anil Ambani's Reliance Power Banned From Bidding For Tenders For 3 Years

  • "Only 1 Out Of 3 Discoms Profitable": BJP Slams Delhi Government On Power Supply
    November 07, 2024 5:12

    "Only 1 Out Of 3 Discoms Profitable": BJP Slams Delhi Government On Power Supply

  • India Cancels Consular Camp In Toronto Over 'Inadequate Security'
    November 07, 2024 2:09

    India Cancels Consular Camp In Toronto Over 'Inadequate Security'

  • "Canada Didn't Provide Security," Says Foreign Ministry On Attack At Temple
    November 07, 2024 7:53

    "Canada Didn't Provide Security," Says Foreign Ministry On Attack At Temple

  • How Donald Trump's Win Will Affect Globalisation? S Jaishankar Explains
    November 07, 2024 10:34

    How Donald Trump's Win Will Affect Globalisation? S Jaishankar Explains

  • BJP Slams Punjab Congress Chief Over "Sexist Comments" During Bypoll Campaign
    November 07, 2024 4:59

    BJP Slams Punjab Congress Chief Over "Sexist Comments" During Bypoll Campaign

  • Kolkata Hospital Rape-Murder Case Can't Be Transferred To Another State: Supreme Court
    November 07, 2024 4:16

    Kolkata Hospital Rape-Murder Case Can't Be Transferred To Another State: Supreme Court

  • Congress vs BJP Over "Blank Copy" Of Constitution, Union Minister Launches Attack
    November 07, 2024 6:15

    Congress vs BJP Over "Blank Copy" Of Constitution, Union Minister Launches Attack

  • Shah Rukh Khan Gets Threat Call From Chhattisgarh, Mumbai Police File Case
    November 07, 2024 6:33

    Shah Rukh Khan Gets Threat Call From Chhattisgarh, Mumbai Police File Case

  • How AI Responded To Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's Death Penalty Question
    November 07, 2024 1:01

    How AI Responded To Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's Death Penalty Question

  • Shah Rukh Khan Gets Threat Call From Chhattisgarh, Police File Case
    November 07, 2024 9:36

    Shah Rukh Khan Gets Threat Call From Chhattisgarh, Police File Case

  • "Left With No Choice": Supreme Court Orders Liquidation Of Jet Airways' Assets
    November 07, 2024 5:06

    "Left With No Choice": Supreme Court Orders Liquidation Of Jet Airways' Assets

  • Why Are Markets Sliding In Trade?
    November 07, 2024 1:37

    Why Are Markets Sliding In Trade?

  • Solar Energy Corp Bars Reliance Power From Bidding 
    November 07, 2024 1:22

    Solar Energy Corp Bars Reliance Power From Bidding 

  • US Elections Result: Why Kamala Harris Lost To Donald Trump
    November 07, 2024 3:16

    US Elections Result: Why Kamala Harris Lost To Donald Trump

  • A Hidden Pattern In US Election Results
    November 07, 2024 2:41

    A Hidden Pattern In US Election Results

  • Jet, Set, Style: Katrina Kaif And Kartik Aaryan's Airport Diaries
    November 07, 2024 0:50

    Jet, Set, Style: Katrina Kaif And Kartik Aaryan's Airport Diaries

  • Maharashtra Assembly Election: Uddhav Thackeray Releases Shiv Sena-UBT's 'Vachan Nama'
    November 07, 2024 14:10

    Maharashtra Assembly Election: Uddhav Thackeray Releases Shiv Sena-UBT's 'Vachan Nama'

  • Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Criticizes Congress Manifesto
    November 07, 2024 1:30

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Criticizes Congress Manifesto

  • Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Meets Governor Jishnu Dev Varma At Raj Bhavan
    November 07, 2024 1:14

    Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Meets Governor Jishnu Dev Varma At Raj Bhavan

  • BJP, PDP MLAs Physically Lifted By Marshals & Evicted Out Of J&k Assembly
    November 07, 2024 3:37

    BJP, PDP MLAs Physically Lifted By Marshals & Evicted Out Of J&k Assembly