Mundra Thermal Power Station 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.
| Mundra Thermal Power energy Station | |
|---|---|
 Mundra Thermal Power Station from distance | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Mundra, Gujarat |
| Coordinates | 22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E / 22.82278°N 69.55278°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Adani Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 330 MW 5 × 660 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,620 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
It is the world's 11th-largest single location coal-based thermal power plant as well as India's second largest operational power plant after NTPC Vindhyanchal.[2]
Capacity
editThe 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 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Indonesian nightmare for Tata, Adani, JSW, Lanco". dna.
- ^ "Mundra world's largest coal-fired pvt power plant". The Times of India.
- ^ "Adani Power wants tariff revision for more power purchase agreements". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
- ^ "First unit of Adani's Mundra power plant becomes operational". indianexpress.com.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ BS Reporter (31 July 2010). "Adani starts third unit of Mundra power plant". business-standard.com.
- ^ "Adani Power synchronizes 4th 330 MW unit at Mundra". indiainfoline.com.
- ^ "APL synchronises country's first supercritical power plant". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Adani Power synchronises 2nd Supercritical power Unit of 660 mw at Mundra". wirecable.in.
- ^ "Mundra World's Largest Coal-Fired Pvt Power Plant". Energy Tribune.