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| − | '''Trombay Power Station''' was established in 1956 to provide power to the city of Mumbai. Unit 6 was operational in 1990 and | + | '''Trombay Power Station''' was established in 1956 to provide power to the city of Mumbai. Unit 6 was operational in 1990 and runs on fuel oil. Tata Power has said the rising cost of fuel oil has led the company to propose conversion to imported coal.<ref>Tata Power, "The Proposed Modernisation of Existing Unit # 6 (500 MW) by change of fuel at Trombay Thermal Power Station,"] Draft Environment Impact Assessment Report, October 2012.</ref> |
==Project Details== | ==Project Details== | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 29 December 2012
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Trombay Power Station is a 1580 MW thermal plant in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Unit 5 (500 MW) and Unit 8 (250 MW) are run on coal, Unit 6 on oil, and Unit 7 on gas. Tata has proposed converting Unit 6 (500 MW) from fuel oil to imported coal, and submitted a draft environmental impact assessment report for the proposal in October 2012.
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Background
Trombay Power Station was established in 1956 to provide power to the city of Mumbai. Unit 6 was operational in 1990 and runs on fuel oil. Tata Power has said the rising cost of fuel oil has led the company to propose conversion to imported coal.[1]
Project Details
Sponsor: Tata Power
Location: Trombay suburb, Mumbai city, Maharashtra state, India
Coordinates: 19°0'8"N, 72°53'53"E
Status: Conversion of unit 6 (500 MW) from fuel oil to coal - draft environmental impact assessment report submitted in October, 2012
Nameplate capacity: 1580MW
Type: Thermal
Projected in service:
Coal Source: Import coal[2]
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
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