Mundra Thermal Power Station

Mundra Thermal Power Station

Mundra Thermal Power Station from distance
Location of Mundra Thermal Power Station in Gujarat
Country India
Location Mundra, Gujarat
Coordinates 22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E / 22.82278°N 69.55278°E / 22.82278; 69.55278Coordinates: 22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E / 22.82278°N 69.55278°E / 22.82278; 69.55278
Status Operational
Operator(s) Adani Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational 4 X 330 MW
5 X 660 MW
Nameplate capacity 4,620 MW

Mundra Thermal Power Station or Mundra Thermal Power Project is located at Mundra in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of Adani Power. The coal for the power plant is imported primarily from Bunyu, Indonesia.[1] Source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch.

It is the world's fifth-largest single location coal-based thermal power plant as well as India's second largest operational power plant .[2]

Capacity

The plant has nine power generating units, unit# 5 to 9 involves super-critical boiler technology.

In July 2012 Adani Power have requested Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to increase the power tariff due to increase in price of coal imported from Indonesia.[3]

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning
1st 1 330 2009 May [4]
1st 2 330 2010 [5]
2nd 3 330 2010 July [6]
2nd 4 330 2010 Nov [7]
3rd 5 660 2010 December [8]
3rd 6 660 2011 June[9]
4th 7 660 2011 October[5]
4th 8 660 2012 [5]
4th 9 660 2012 March [10]
Total Nine 4620

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References

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