Government to invite bids for up to 12 UMPPs: Piyush Goyal

The government will invite bids for 8-12 ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) with a total capacity of 48,000 MW in the next two years, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Goyal said bids for four UMPPs will be invited in the next 3-6 months. These projects will be based in Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar.