Mundra Thermal Power Station

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
CountryIndia
LocationMundra, Gujarat
Coordinates22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E
StatusOperational
Owner(s)
Operator(s)Adani Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational4 × 330 MW
5 × 660 MW
Nameplate capacity4,620 MW
External links
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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

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]

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of Commissioning
1st13302009 May [4]
1st23302010 [5]
2nd33302010 July [6]
2nd43302010 Nov [7]
3rd56602010 December [8]
3rd66602011 June[9]
4th76602011 October[5]
4th86602012 [5]
4th96602012 March [10]
TotalNine4620

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References

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