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Mundra port coal-handling expansion to 100 million mt ready by October, says
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Platts - International Coal Reports, issue 984, 16-10-2009

Login An additional coal discharge capacity of 60 million mt at India's largest private port Mundra will be commissioned by
October, according to a source at the terminal's owner, Adani Group.
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Forgot Password ? "The coal import terminal will be ready to be commissioned before the end of the current quarter," an official of Adani
Group told Platts August 12. The Mundra facility in Gujarat on India's west coast will eventually become the largest
coal-handling terminal in the world, after gradually utilizing its full capacity, the official said.

Member Reference Area Currently, the port handles 40 million mt of cargo annually, which would rise to 100 million mt once the coal terminal
is commissioned. Besides importing its own coal, Adani is optimistic about the terminal receiving coal imports for
Recent News Tata Power, which is building a 4,000-MW coal fired power plant in Mundra.

Taxes & Duties Adani also imports 6-7 million mt/year from its mine in Indonesia's Bunyu island, while coal from a recently acquired
Deposit Locations mine in Australia will also be shipped through the Mundra terminal. Adani is the largest importer of thermal coal in
India, shipping 30 million mt of coal in FY2009-10. The company is also a developer and operator of two coal mines
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Adani Power Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Group, is increasing its capacity at the Mundra plant to 1,980 MW from
990 MW currently by the end of FY2010-11, while another 6,600 MW has been tabled by the end of FY2011-12.
Adani Power is also setting up a 4,620-MW thermal power plant in Mundra and a 1,980-MW thermal power plant in
Tiroda in Maharashtra. It also has two coal-based projects in the pipeline: the 1,980-MW Dahej project in Gujarat and
the 1,320-MW Kawai project in Rajasthan.

"The company has already signed power purchase agreements with the state governments of Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Haryana and kept some portion for merchant sale," the official said.

Adani is the largest importer of thermal coal in India, shipping 30 million mt of coal in FY2009-10. The company is
also a developer and operator of two coal mines in Chhattisgarh and one in Orissa for some stateowned utilities.

Adani Power Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Group, is increasing its capacity at the Mundra plant to 1,980 MW from
990 MW currently by the end of FY2010-11, while another 6,600 MW has been tabled by the end of FY2011-12.

Adani Power is also setting up a 4,620-MW thermal power plant in Mundra and a 1,980-MW thermal power plant in
Tiroda in Maharashtra. It also has two coal-based projects in the pipeline: the 1,980-MW Dahej project in Gujarat and
the 1,320-MW Kawai project in Rajasthan.

"The company has already signed power purchase agreements with the state governments of Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Haryana and kept some portion for merchant sale," the official said.

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