JSW Energy on Monday said it has commenced construction of its 1,600 MW (2×800 MW) ultra supercritical thermal power plant in Salboni, West Bengal. The Rs 16,000 crore project is the Company’s largest greenfield project to date. The plant is tied up under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company(WBSEDCL). The plant will utilise domestic coal allocated to West Bengal under the SHAKTI B (IV) policy, it said.