Mundra Thermal Power Station
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Mundra Thermal Power Station from distance
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 Location of Mundra Thermal Power Station in Gujarat
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| Country | India |
| Location | Mundra, Gujarat |
| Coordinates | 22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E / 22.82278°N 69.55278°ECoordinates: 22°49′22″N 69°33′10″E / 22.82278°N 69.55278°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Operator(s) | Adani Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
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| Units operational | 4 X 330 MW 5 X 660 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,620 MW |
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 Bunyu, Indonesia. Source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch.
It is the world's 11th-largest single location coal-based thermal power plant as well as India's second largest operational power plant .
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.
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