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| − | {{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''The Mundra Thermal Power Project''' was conceived for the captive consumption of the [[Mundra Port]] by the [[Adani Group]] in Gujarat state, India. | + | {{Moved to GEM}} |
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| − | ==Location==
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| − | The undated satellite photo below shows construction activity at the project site, which is located at Mundra, in Gujarat, India.
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| − | ==Background==
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| − | The total capacity of the plant is 4620 MW, consisting of 4 [[subcritical]] units of 330 MW each and 5 [[supercritical]] units of 660 MW each.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/apl-synchronises-countrys-first-supercritical-power-plant/articleshow/7150719.cms|title=Adani power synchronizes country's 1st super critical unit | publisher=economictimes.com |date=2010-12-23 }}</ref> As planned, all units of the plant were fully operational within the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012).<ref>[http://www.adanipower.com/Business/PowerGeneration.html "Power Generation"] Adani Power, accessed July 2011</ref><ref name=broad>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country"] Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.</ref>
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| − | ==Project receives CDM certification==
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| − | Unit 5 of Phase III of the Mundra project was the first plant in India to use [[supercritical]] technology, which provides greater efficiency through higher boiler pressures and temperatures. Phase III of the Mundra project received [[Clean Development Mechanism]] (CDM) certification under the the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), making it the first supercritical project in the world to receive CDM certification.<Ref name=Adani>[http://www.adanipower.com/Business/PowerGeneration.html "Power Generation,"] Adani website, accessed May 7, 2012</ref> The award of CDM certification makes the project eligible for subsidies financed by carbon offsets bought by British and European companies in lieu of cutting their own emissions.<ref name="jv">John Vidal, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/14/un-carbon-offset-coal-plants "Rich countries to pay energy giants to build new coal-fired power plants"] The Guardian, July 14, 2010.</ref> Awarding CDM credits to coal plants has been widely criticized. According to a report by the Stockholm Environmental Institute, using CDM credits to encourage a more efficient power technology is only appropriate if the more efficient technology is not happening anyway. However, "the transition away from less efficient subcritical technology to supercritical technology in India ... is well under way, if not largely complete."<Ref>Michael Lazarus and Chelsea Chandler, [http://cdm.unfccc.int/stakeholder/submissions/2011/1104_cdmwatch_req2.pdf "Coal Power in the CDM: Issues and Options,"] Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011</ref>
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| − | ==Project Details==
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| − | '''Sponsor:''' [[Adani Group]] <br>
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| − | '''Location:''' Tunda village, Mundra taluk, Kutch district, Gujarat<br>
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| − | '''Coordinates:''' 22.8235448, 69.5574957<br>
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| − | '''Status:''' Operating<br>
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| − | Phase I
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| − | * Unit 1 - 330 MW - commissioned 2009<ref name=broad/>
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| − | * Unit 2 - 330 MW - commissioned 2010<ref name=broad/>
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| − | Phase II
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| − | * Unit 3 - 330 MW - commissioned 2010<ref name=broad/>
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| − | * Unit 4 - 330 MW - commissioned 2010<ref name=broad/>
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| − | Phase III
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| − | * Unit 5 - 660 MW - commissioned 2010<ref name=broad/>
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| − | * Unit 6 - 660 MW - commissioned 2011<ref name=broad/>
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| − | Phase IV
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| − | * Unit 7 - 660 MW - commissioned 2011<ref name=broad/>
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| − | * Unit 8 - 660 MW - commissioned 2012<ref name=broad/>
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| − | * Unit 9 - 660 MW - commissioned March 9, 2012<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/mar12/8.pdf ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES,] Central Electricity Authority, March 31, 2012</ref>
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| − | '''Nameplate capacity:''' 4,620 MW<br>
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| − | '''Type:'''
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| − | * Units 1-4: [[subcritical]]
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| − | * Units 5-9: [[supercritical]]<br>
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| − | '''Projected in service:''' <br>
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| − | '''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' <br>
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| − | '''Source of financing:''' <br>
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| − | ==Coal supply==
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| − | As of 2011, 70% of the requirements at Mundra is met with imported coal.<ref>Neeraj Thakur, [http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_indonesian-nightmare-for-tata-adani-jsw-lanco_1554313 "Indonesian nightmare for Tata, Adani, JSW, Lanco"] DNA, June 13, 2011.</ref>
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| − | ===Related SourceWatch articles===
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