Power plant
Mundra (thermal)
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Overview
Mundra in Kachchh district of Gujarat hosts large coastal coal-based power plants, including an ultra mega power project.
Located on the coast, they run largely on imported coal unloaded at the adjacent Mundra port, one of India's biggest private ports.
High prices of imported coal have at times affected the economics of these plants, a common issue for coastal coal power.
Geography and key facts
- Kachchh district, Gujarat
- Coastal coal-based plants; includes an ultra mega power project
- Uses imported coal via Mundra port
- Mundra: large private port
Why it matters for UPSC
Ultra mega power projects and the imported-coal problem are GS-3 energy topics.
Note for UPSC
Gujarat; coastal, imported-coal plant.
Power plants are asked as plant–state pairs and by type of energy.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Mundra (thermal) yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Power plant
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Kind
- thermal
- Coordinates
- 22.823°N, 69.553°E
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