MUNDRA UMPP is a 4,000 MW coal power station in Gujarat, India. It is operated by Tata Power (Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd). Based on reported annual generation of 24,752 GWh, it can supply roughly 7.1 million homes. It ranks #10 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000279.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikipedia; Mundra UMPP, CGPL subsidiary of Tata Power; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 4,000 MW, MUNDRA UMPP is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 71%, from 24,752 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 24,501 GWh in 2014 and 24,752 GWh in 2018 (+1%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 25,303 GWh; 2015: 23,679 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.5% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 197 of 354 dated coal plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Tata Power (Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #7 largest coal power plant of 713 in India by capacity.
India has 713 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 805,419 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project · Coal · 4,000 MW · Gujarat
- MUNDRA TPP · Coal · 4,620 MW · Gujarat
- Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani) · Coal · 4,620 MW · Gujarat
- Mota Layja power station · Coal · 3,960 MW · Gujarat
- Mundra · Solar · 9.3 MW · Gujarat
- Bhadreshwar power station (OPG) · Coal · 300 MW · Gujarat
Location
Coordinates 22.8158, 69.5281 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MUNDRA UMPP?
MUNDRA UMPP is a 4,000 MW coal power plant in Gujarat, India, commissioned in 2012.
How much electricity does MUNDRA UMPP generate?
MUNDRA UMPP generates about 24,752 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates MUNDRA UMPP?
MUNDRA UMPP is operated by Tata Power (Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd).