Why the Mundra power plant has given Tata a mega headache

The birth pains of 'ultra mega power projects' in India have pitched a conglomerate against a small fishing community - and put the World Bank on the defensive

Tata Mundra was supposed to herald a new era of cheap energy for India. Instead, to date, it has served as an example of the tension between development and traditional ways of life.

The first of 16 "ultra mega power projects" (UMPP) planned by the Indian government, Mundra - an enormous 4,150MW coal-fired power station named after the coastal area that is its planned site - would use modern technology to provide affordable electricity to five Indian states.