 Ultra Mega Power projects, each with a capacity of 4000 MW or above, are being developed with the aim of bridging this gap.The UMPPs are seen as an expansion of the MPP (Mega Power Projects) projects that the Government of India undertook in the 1990s, but met with limited success.The Ministry of Power, in association with the Central Electricity Authority and Power Finance Corporation Ltd., has launched an initiative for the development of coal-based UMPP's in India.