List of Thermal Power Plants In India, Check all the list of state-wise plants

Safalta Expert Published by: Harshita Pathak Updated Sat, 20 Aug 2022 08:28 PM IST

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It is necessary to be aware of these for the government test syllabus on Geography as well as some aspects of the Economy syllabus. In this post, we will look at the many types of thermal power plants in India, as well as where they are located.

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Thermal power plants are an important source of energy in India. The largest contribution to the national power grid of India comes from thermal power plants.  India has three different kinds of thermal power plants with a combined installed capacity of 221,802.59 MW. 85% of these thermal power plants run on coal. Knowing the list of thermal power plants in India can be very beneficial for candidates preparing for competitive exams as there are questions asked from this topic. Here we have provided a complete state-wise list of thermal power plants in India. 
 
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Table of content

  1. Types of Thermal Power Plants
  2. List of Thermal Power Plants in India
  3. Major Thermal Power Plants in India

Types of Thermal Power Plants

Thermal power plants, as the name suggests, use heat from a fuel source to generate electricity.

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In most cases, heat is turned into steam in a boiler, which is then used to power a steam turbine linked to a generator. Based on the heat source, they are classified as follows:
  • Coal-Fired
  • Gas
  • Liquid fuel vs. diesel fuel
  • Geothermal
  • Biomass
  • Discarded materials
 

List of Thermal Power Plants in India

The following table categorises major thermal plants in India by state:
 
State Thermal Power Plant
Madhya Pradesh Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant
Satpura Thermal Power Plant
Sanjay Gandhi, Birsinghpur Thermal Power Plant  
Shri Singaji Thermal Power Station Dongalia
Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station
Maharashtra Amravati Thermal Power plant
Chandrapur Thermal Power plant
Khaperkheda Thermal Power plant
Tiroda Thermal Power plant
Chandrapur Thermal Power plant
Solapur Super Thermal Power Station
Mauda Super Thermal Power Plant
Uttar Pradesh Anpara Thermal Power plant
Dadri Thermal Power plant
Feroz Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power plant
National Capital Thermal Power plant
Obra Thermal Power plant
Rihand Super Thermal Power plant
Rosa Thermal Power plant
Bihar Barauni Thermal Power Station
Patratu Thermal Power Station
Khalgaon Super Thermal Power Project
Karnataka Raichur Thermal Power station
Bellary Thermal Power station
Yermarus Thermal Power Station
Udupi Thermal Power plant
Chhattisgarh Sipat Thermal Power Plant
Lara Super Thermal Power Plant
Korba Thermal Power Plant
Bhilai Thermal Power Plant
Jharkhand Bokaro Thermal Power plant
Patratu Thermal Power plant
Rajasthan Chhabra Thermal Power plant
Kalisindh Thermal Power plant
Kota Thermal Power plant
Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant
Barsingsar Thermal Power Station
Anta Thermal Power Station
Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station
West Bengal Durgapur Thermal Power plant
Farakka Thermal Power plant
Mejia Thermal Power Station
Kolaghat Thermal Power Station
Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station
Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station
Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station
Tamil Nadu Ennore Thermal Power plant
Mettur Thermal Power plant
Neyveli Thermal Power Station
Tuticorin Thermal Power Station
IND Barath Thermal Power Plant
Gujarat Gandhinagar Thermal Power plant
Mudra Thermal Power plant
Sikka Thermal Power plant
Ukai Thermal Power plant
Wanakbori Thermal Power plant
Akrimota Thermal Power Station
Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station
Sabarmati Thermal Power Station
Odisha Hirakud Captive Thermal Power plant
  Jharsuguda Thermal Power plant
  Talcher Thermal Power plant
Andhra Pradesh Ramagundam Thermal Power plant
  Simhadri Thermal Power plant
Assam Namrup Thermal Power Plant
 

Major Thermal Power Plants in India

Anpara thermal power station- Uttar Pradesh

On the banks of the Rihand reservoir in the Uttarpradesh district of Sonebhadra sits the coal-fired Anpara thermal power station. This power plant is conveniently accessible by air, rail, and road from other significant cities. It is situated on the Pipri-Singrauli route, 200 kilometres from Varanasi. There are five working units in this thermal power plant, with a total installed capacity of 500 MW.

Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant, Gujarat

The 4,000MW Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP), also in Gujarat's Kutch region, is the country's third-largest thermal power plant. The coal-fired power station is owned and operated by Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), a Tata Power subsidiary. The thermal power plant is made up of five 800MW generating units. Construction of the plant began in March 2009.

Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant, Madhya Pradesh

The Sasan Ultra Mega power plant, located in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, has a capacity of 3,960MW. It is one of India's largest power plants, owned and operated by Reliance Power, and is integrated with a coal mine. The coal-fired power plant comprises six 660MW units and was completed in April 2015. Its operations rely on coal from the Moher and Moher-Amlohri coal mines, as well as water from the Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar reservoir. It provides steady and low-cost power to about 420 million people across seven states. Shanghai Electric Corporation provided the plant's boilers, turbines, and generators.

Tiroda Thermal Power Plant, Maharashtra

The Tiroda thermal power station in Maharashtra, India, provides energy with a 3,300MW coal-fired power plant. The power plant, which is owned and operated by Adani Power Maharashtra, consists of five 660MW units. The power plant's first unit went into service in August 2012, and the last unit began up in October 2014. The power station is powered by modern supercritical technology and water from the Wainganga River. The 454.86-hectare power plant features low-NOx burners, a 275-meter-high chimney, a dust extraction and suppression system, and other cutting-edge pollution-control technology.

Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, Odisha

The Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, commonly known as NTPC Talcher Kaniha, is a 3,000MW coal-fired power station in Odisha's Angul district owned and operated by NTPC. The Talcher Kaniha plant has six 500MW units. The first unit of the plant was put into service in February 1995, and the last unit was put into service in February 2005. The turbines for the facility were manufactured by ABB and BHEL. The Talcher Super Thermal Power Station gets its coal from the Lingraj Block of the Talcher Coal Field. The facility gets its water from the Samal Barrage Reservoir on the Brahmani River in Odisha.

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The major factors taken into consideration while locating a thermal power plant are:

  • Terrain
  • Availability of Fuel and Water
  • Proximity to population centres.
  • Accessibility

1- How many thermal power plants are there in India?

The World Resources Institute classified thermal power facilities in this analysis as those that generate steam and require water cooling. This includes coal, oil, biomass, and nuclear power. India has 399 such plants in total.

2- Which is the oldest thermal power plant in India?

Hussain Sagar Thermal Power Station was a historic thermal power plant that was located in Hyderabad, Telangana on the banks of Hussain Sagar. It was India's first thermal power station, opened in 1920 by the erstwhile seventh Nizam of Hyderabad.

3- Which state is called powerhouse of India?

Maharashtra is the powerhouse of India.

4- Which is the first nuclear power plant in India?

Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) is located in Tarapur, Palghar, India. It was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.

5- Which is the biggest thermal power plant in the world?

The Taichung power plant, located in Longjing, Taichung, Taiwan, is the world's largest thermal power plant. It is a coal-fired power plant with an installed capacity of 5,788MW that is owned and operated by Taiwan Power Company, a state-owned corporation (Taipower).

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