Adani Group’s Adani Power has set a national record with its 330 MW unit4 at Mundra thermal power plant (TPP), which ran for 600 days continuously and generated 4,142.56 units of electricity. The unit at the 4,620 MW Mundra TPP in Gujarat continues to be operational at the time of going to press. “This is a very proud and momentous occasion for everyone at Adani Power. The continuous operations at the thermal unit without any interruption for such a long time is a huge feat considering the complexity of technology and scale of operations involved in it. This goes out to reflect our commitment towards nation building by providing quality uninterrupted power supply. Given the performance track record, we are confident of achieving many such accomplishments in future,” said Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group.
According to industry data, the previous such record for continuous operation and generation of electricity was held by NTPC’s Vindhyachal power plant, which ran for 559 days at a stretch. “A comprehensive Operational Excellence and Maintenance Program has been institutionalised at all our plants to improve availability and reliability of the units and this has resulted in the uninterrupted operation of Unit4 for 600 days.
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Strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures, systematic skill development of operations team through training, knowledge sharing and implementation of best in class maintenance processes and technology were the key factors which have resulted in this achievement,” said Vneet Jaain, CEO, Adani Power.
Of the nine power plants at Mundra, five are supercritical units of 660 MW each while four are sub-critical units of 330 MW each. Adani Power Limited is India’s largest private thermal power producer, with a total installed capacity of 10,480 MW spread across units in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan.