Regional: Tata Power's Mundra unit gets Indonesian coal
Thursday, July 28 2011 - 05:21 PM WIB
India?s Tata Power Company Limited said it has received coal from KPC / Arutmin mines, Indonesia, for its 4,000-MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra.
The super-critical technology-based power plant requires imported coal, The Hindu reported on Thursday.
The first unit of 800-MW plant is ready, ahead of its scheduled date in mid-September. However, Power Grid is in the process of commissioning the transmission lines which were delayed due to forest clearances.
The shipment, by a cape size vessel owned by its Singapore subsidiary, Trust Energy Resources, anchored at the Mundra port on Wednesday.
Tata Power said the arrival of coal at Mundra marked a new trend in India of transporting and receiving coal in large tonnage of up to 180,000 tonnes for captive consumption.(*)