Tata Power, the largest domestic private power company, has today synchronised third 800 MW unit of Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Gujarat.
Mundra UMPP, the 4,000 MW thermal project, is the first of the UMPPs that has initiated the entry of 800 MW supercritical boiler technology in the country and is being set up through a special purpose vehicle Coastal Gujarat Project Ltd (CGPL).
This technology and the choice of unit sizes at Mundra UMPP will help save fuel for the project and cut down greenhouse gas emissions up to 15 per cent as compared to sub-critical coal-fired power stations.
Further, as it’s an imported coal plant, the high quality fuel will result in significant reduction of sulphur emissions to virtually insignificant levels. As compared to other subcritical plants in India, this project will use 1.7 million tonnes of less coal per year while generating the same quantum of power. This not only makes available more coal in the long run for power generation but also reduces carbon emissions.
Units 1 and 2 of the Mundra UMPP has been commissioned in March and July 2012 respectively.
With this Tata Power has reached installed power generation capacity of around 6,899 MW
- Thermal Capacity : 6,047 MW
- Clean Energy (Hydro, Wind, Solar etc): 852 MW
Additional Reading…
- http://business-standard.com/india/news/tata-power-synchronises-third-800-mw-unit-at-mundra-umpp/190094/on
- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3977289.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home
- http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/tata-power-synchronises-third-800-mw-unit-at-mundra-project/articleshow/16721996.cms
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