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
Country	India
Location	Mundra, Gujarat
Coordinates	22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E
Status	Operational
Owner	Adani Power
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
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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]

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

• India portal
• Energy portal

• Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project owned by Tata Power
• Mundra Port