Mundra Thermal Power Plant
Location: Mundra, Gujarat, India
Type: Coal
Status: Operational
Year of establishment: 2008
Installed Capacity: 4644 MWe
Project Description
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. The source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch.
Unique Aspect
It is the world's largest private single location coal-based power plant. Out of total 4,644 MW (4×330 + 5×660), the 330 MW units are based on subcritical technology and the 660 MW units are based on supercritical technology, which reduces carbon emissions by up to 20% more than the conventional thermal power units. The units have more than 40% efficiency as they operate at high temperatures and pressures. Adani Power created history by synchronizing the first super-critical technology based 660MW generating unit at Mundra. This is the first super-critical generating unit in India. The Mundra power project is also the fastest project implementation ever by any power developer in the country with a record completion of inception to synchronization within 36 months. Phase III of the Mundra project, which is based on supercritical technology, has received the ‘Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project’ certification from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is the world’s first thermal project based on supercritical technology to get registered as a CDM Project under UNFCCC.
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