Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant or Sasan UMPP is one of the four

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awarded by the Ministry of Power,

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. It is located in Sasan village near

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. Sasan UMPP is India's largest integrated power generation and

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project with 3,960 MW power plant and 20 MT per year coal mining capacity. It is presently the 4th largest electricity generation power plant in India after NTPC Vindhyachal (4,760 MW), Mundra Thermal Power (4,620 MW) and Mundra UMPP (4,000 MW). The total project value of Sasan UMPP is ₹25,186

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s (₹251.86 Billion). The plant is estimated to have been one of the ten most carbon polluting coal-fired power plants in the world in 2018, at 27.2 million tons of

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, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.4 kg per kWh.

History

The plant is operated by Sasan Power Limited (SPL), a subsidiary of

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. SPL was incorporated on 10 February 2006. The

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(LoI) was awarded to Reliance Power on 01 August 2007 and the

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(PPA) was signed on 07 August 2007. As of March 2020, it provides electricity to 13 million customers across 7 states of India. The

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(EPC) contract was given to

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. In terms of Plant Load Factor among all thermal power plants in India, Sasan achieved “Numero Uno” position in the country for 4th year in a row.

Coal Mines

The Sasan UMPP is a pit-head power project, which has been allocated 3 captive coal mine blocks: Moher, Moher-Amlohri extension and Chhatrasal in Singrauli,

. Reserves are in excess of 750 million tonnes. Together, the mines produce 20 million tonnes of coal each year, making it the largest integrated power plant and coal mines project in India.

Installed capacity

Following is the unit-wise capacity of the 3,960 MW plant. There are 6 units of 660 MW each.

Achievements

* The plant achieved the highest Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 90.84% in 2015-16 in the first year of its full operation. * The Plant achieved 94.78% PLF in 2018-19, the highest among thermal power plants in

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. * The Plant achieved 95.85% PLF in 2019-20, the highest among thermal power plants in

. * The Plant achieved 96.25% PLF in 2020-21, the highest among thermal power plants in

. * The Plant achieved 94.78% PLF in 2021-22, the highest among thermal power plants in

Status updates

* Aug 2007: Reliance Power awarded the contract for this project. * Mar 2015: All 6 units of Sasan UMPP became operational.

References

External links

* https://www.reliancepower.co.in/coal-based-projects * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/52081084.cms {{Power Plants of Madhya Pradesh Coal-fired power stations in Madhya Pradesh Singrauli district Ultra Mega Power Projects Energy infrastructure completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Madhya Pradesh