Tata Power reports synchronisation of 800 MW at Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project
07 Jan 2013
Tata Power today said its wholly-owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, synchronised 800 MW-sized Unit 4 of the country's first ultra mega power project in Mundra, Gujarat.
According to Tata Power the synchronisation took place last week
With this, the total power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 7699 MW, making it the largest integrated power company as well as private power producer in India.
The Company had commissioned Unit 1 of Mundra UMPP in March 2012, Unit 2 in July 2012 and Unit 3 in October 2012. With synchronisation of Unit 4, the thermal power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 6847 MW and the generation through clean sources such as hydro, wind and solar stands at 852 MW.
The 4000 MW Mundra UMPP is the first of the UMPPs that heralds the entry of 800 MW supercritical boiler technology in India, which is environment friendly and efficient.
This technology and the choice of unit sizes helps save fuel for the project and cut down greenhouse gas emissions upto 15 per cent as compared to a sub-critical coal-fired power stations. In addition, the choice of coal significantly lowers sulphur emissions to virtually insignificant levels.