Mundra Thermal Power Station
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 Indonesia. 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 largest operational power plant as per august,2012 and also in private sector, it is world's largest single location coal-based thermal power plant
Capacity
The plant hase 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.
| Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 330 | 2009 May |
| 1st | 2 | 330 | 2010 |
| 2nd | 3 | 330 | 2010 July |
| 2nd | 4 | 330 | 2010 Nov |
| 3rd | 5 | 660 | 2010 December |
| 3rd | 6 | 660 | 2011 June |
| 4th | 7 | 660 | 2011 October |
| 4th | 8 | 660 | 2012 |
| 4th | 9 | 660 | 2012 March |
| Total | Nine | 4620 |
Mundra world’s largest coal-fired pvt power plant
MUMBAI: Adani Power synchronized the fifth unit of the Mundra power plant this week, taking its total generating capacity to 4,620MW, making it the world's largest single-location coal-fired plant in the private sector. China, Poland and Taiwan have three thermal power plants exceeding 5,000 MW but they are all state-owned, making Mundra also the fifth largest globally.
Adani, which ventured into power generation in 2009-10, has become India's largest power generation company in the private sector and its current capacity is 15% more than the ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) being executed by Reliance Power and Tata Power in states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. Even India's biggest state-owned power producer NTPC does not produce over 4000 MW of power in a single location.
"When we started executing the power plant, our name didn't figure in Planning Commission's 2007-2012 five year plan period and now we contribute 10% of the planned target," Ravi Sharma, CEO, power business, Adani Power, told TOI. However, the issue of imported coal will continue to hound Adani Power as the plant is based on coal from Indonesia.
Adani, which ventured into power generation in 2009-10, has become India's largest power generation company in the private sector and its current capacity is 15% more than the ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) being executed by Reliance Power and Tata Power in states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. Even India's biggest state-owned power producer NTPC does not produce over 4000 MW of power in a single location.
"When we started executing the power plant, our name didn't figure in Planning Commission's 2007-2012 five year plan period and now we contribute 10% of the planned target," Ravi Sharma, CEO, power business, Adani Power, told TOI. However, the issue of imported coal will continue to hound Adani Power as the plant is based on coal from Indonesia.
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