Siemens and Doosan Heavy Industries have established a formidable EPC consortium for the design and construction of power plants based on super critical technology required for such large-sized units, which will form the basis of Tata Power''s bids for ultra mega power projects in the country.

The centre has announced the implementation of several ultra mega power projects through an international competitive bidding process. Tata Power has submitted its expression of interest for four ultra mega power projects to be located in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The company has received the request for qualification documents for the Sasan project in Madhya Pradesh and the Mundra project in Gujarat.

Tata Power had announced recently that it would augment its generation capacity by over 4500 MW involving an investment of Rs18,000 crore.

Adi Engineer, director, Tata Power Company, said, "This agreement is a significant step towards our plans to bid for ultra mega projects by drawing on the expertise of strong international partners like Siemens and Doosan Heavy Industries. The formation of this EPC consortium will help in facilitating an excellent technical solution which is also cost competitive".