Unit 4 Synchronized at Mundra's 4,000-Megawatt, Ultra-Mega Power Project in Gujarat

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Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power (BSE:500470) (Mumbai, India), has announced the synchronization of the 800-megawatt (MW) Unit 4 at India's first ultra-mega power project, at Mundra in Gujarat. The company commissioned Unit 1 in March 2012, Unit 2 in July, and Unit 3 in October.

With the synchronization of Unit 4, Tata Power's thermal power generation capacity stands at 6,847 MW. Generation through clean sources such as hydro wind and solar stands at 852 MW. With an installed capacity of 7,699 MW, the company maintains its claim to the largest integrated power company and private power producer in India.

Unit 5 still needs to be brought online, and Mundra's full installed capacity of 4,000 MW needs to be completed. The ultra-mega power project is a flagship for supercritical boiler technology in India, which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 15%. This project also is more fuel-efficient when compared with subcritical, thermal coal-fired power stations. Matched with the right quality of coal feed, sulfur emissions also are reduced to marginal amounts.

At the Unit 4 synchronization, Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Power, said it was a significant event, given the critical power shortage in the country. "The Mundra plant is one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly plants to be based on super-critical technology."

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