If the things go the right way, Orissa's first attempt to harness tidal power for generating electricity would be in the form of a 1236 MW plant along the creeks in Mahakalpada in the Mahanadi deltaic region. SPI Ports Limited, a private limited company, has already carried out a feasibility study and documented a detailed project report for the proposed tidal power plant, according to Kendrapara district collector Sisirkanta Panda. The officials of SPI Ports Limited, which is also in the race for an integrated port at Barunei in Rajnagar tehsil of the district, have held several rounds of talks with the district administration.