Thermal Power Plants in India
India is 5 th largest producer of electricity in the world and thermal power is the largest source of power in India. Today, we present you a list of list of coal or lignite based thermal power plants in India. More than 65% of India's electricity generation capacity comes from thermal power plants, with about 85% of the country's thermal power generation being coal-based.
The biggest thermal power stations operating in India are all coal-based, with seven of them owned and operated by state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
Thermal Power Plants in India
Here is a list of coal or lignite based thermal power generation plants in India.
| North Region | Capacity | ||
| Panipat Thermal Power Station I | Assan | Haryana | 440 MW |
| Panipat Thermal Power Station II | Assan | Haryana | 920 MW |
| Faridabad Thermal Power Station | Faridabad | Haryana | 55 MW |
| Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station | Khedar | Haryana | 600 MW |
| Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant | Bathinda | Punjab | 440 MW |
| Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant (GHTP) | Lehra Mohabbat | Punjab | 920 MW |
| Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant | Ghanauli | Punjab | 1260 MW |
| Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant | Suratgarh | Rajasthan | 1500 MW |
| Kota Super Thermal Power Plant | Kota | Rajasthan | 1240 MW |
| Giral Lignite Power Plant | Thumbli | Rajasthan | 250 MW |
| Chhabra Thermal Power Plant | Motipura | Rajasthan | 500 MW |
| Obra Thermal Power Station | Obra | Uttar Pradesh | 1322 MW |
| Anpara Thermal Power Station | Anpara | Uttar Pradesh | 1630 MW |
| Panki Thermal Power Station | Panki | Uttar Pradesh | 210 MW |
| Parichha Thermal Power Station | Parichha | Uttar Pradesh | 640 MW |
| Harduaganj Thermal Power Station | Harduaganj | Uttar Pradesh | 220 MW |
| Badarpur Thermal power plant | Badarpur | NCT Delhi | 705 MW |
| Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station | Shaktinagar | Uttar Pradesh | 2000 MW |
| Barsingsar Lignite Power Plant | Barsingsar | Rajasthan | 125 MW |
| Rihand Thermal Power Station | Rihand Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | 2000 MW |
| NTPC Dadri | Vidyut Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | 1820 MW |
| Feroz Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant | Unchahar | Uttar Pradesh | 1050 MW |
| Tanda Thermal Power Plant | Vidyut Nagar | Uttar Pradesh | 440 MW |
| Raj west Lignite Power Plant | Barmer | Rajasthan | 135 MW |
| VS Lignite Power Plant | Gurha | Rajasthan | 125 MW |
| Rosa Thermal Power Plant Stage I | Rosa | Uttar Pradesh | 600 MW |
| West Region | Capacity | ||
| Ukai Thermal Power Station | Ukai dam | Gujarat | 850 MW |
| Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 870 MW |
| Wanakbori Thermal Power Station | Wanakbori | Gujarat | 1470 MW |
| Sikka Thermal Power Station | Jamnagar | Gujarat | 240 MW |
| Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station | Khambhat | Gujarat | 220 MW |
| Kutch Thermal Power Station | Panandhro | Gujarat | 290 MW |
| Surat Thermal Power Station | Nani Naroli | Gujarat | 500 MW |
| Akrimota Thermal Power Station | Chher Nani | Gujarat | 250 MW |
| Satpura Thermal Power Station | Sarni | Madhya Pradesh | 1017.5 MW |
| Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station | Birsinghpur | Madhya Pradesh | 1340 MW |
| Amarkantak Thermal Power Station | Chachai | Madhya Pradesh | 450 MW |
| Korba East Thermal Power Plant | Chhattisgarh | 440 MW | |
| Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Thermal Power Plant | Chhattisgarh | 500 MW | |
| Korba West Hasdeo Thermal Power Plant | Chhattisgarh | 840 MW | |
| Koradi Thermal Power Station | Koradi | Maharashtra | 620 MW |
| Nashik Thermal Power Station | Nashik | Maharashtra | 630 MW |
| Bhusawal Thermal Power Station | Deepnagar | Maharashtra | 420 MW |
| Paras Thermal Power Station | Vidyut Nagar | Maharashtra | 500 MW |
| Parli Thermal Power Station | Parli-Vaijnath | Maharashtra | 1130 MW |
| Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station | Kaparkheda | Maharashtra | 840 MW |
| Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station | Urjanagar | Maharashtra | 2340 MW |
| Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station | Vindhya Nagar | Madhya Pradesh | 3260 MW |
| Korba Super Thermal Power Plant | Jamani Palli | Chattisgarh | 2100 MW |
| Sipat Thermal Power Plant | Sipat | Chattisgarh | 1000 MW |
| Bhilai Expansion Power Plant | Bhilai | Chattisgarh | 500 MW |
| Sabarmati Thermal Power Station | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 400 MW |
| Mundra Thermal Power Station | Mundra | Gujarat | 1980 MW |
| Jindal Megha Power Plant | Tamnar | Chattisgarh | 1000 MW |
| Lanco Amarkantak Power Plant | Pathadi | Chattisgarh | 600 MW |
| Trombay Thermal Power Station | Trombay | Maharastra | 1400 MW |
| Dahanu Thermal Power Station | Dahanu | Maharastra | 500 MW |
| Wardha Warora Power Station | Warora | Maharastra | 135 MW |
| South Region | Capacity | ||
| Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station | Ramagundam | Andhra Pradesh | 62.5 MW |
| Kothagudem Thermal Power Station | Paloncha | Andhra Pradesh | 720 MW |
| Kothagudem Thermal Power Station V Stage | Paloncha | Andhra Pradesh | 500 MW |
| Dr Narla Tatarao TPS | Ibrahimpatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1760 MW |
| Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station | Cuddapah | Andhra Pradesh | 840 MW |
| Kakatiya Thermal Power Station | Chelpur | Andhra Pradesh | 500 MW |
| Raichur Thermal Power Station | Raichur | Karnataka | 1720 MW |
| Bellary Thermal Power Station | Kudatini | Karnataka | 500 MW |
| North Chennai Thermal Power Station | Athipattu | Tamilnadu | 630 MW |
| Ennore Thermal Power Station | Ennore | Tamilnadu | 450 MW |
| Mettur Thermal Power Station | Metturdam | Tamilnadu | 840 MW |
| Tuticorin Thermal Power Station | Tuticorin | Tamilnadu | 1050 MW |
| NTPC Ramagundam | Jyothi Nagar | Andhra Pradesh | 2600 MW |
| Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant | Simhadri | Andhra Pradesh | 1000 MW |
| Neyveli Thermal Power Station - I | Neyveli | Tamilnadu | 1020 MW |
| Neyveli Thermal Power Station - II | Neyveli | Tamilnadu | 1470 MW |
| JSW EL-SBU-I Power Plant | Vijayanagar | Karnataka | 260 MW |
| JSW EL-SBU-II Power Plant | Vijayanagar | Karnataka | 600 MW |
| Udupi Thermal Power Plant | Nandikoor | Karnataka | 600 MW |
| Neyveli Zero Unit | Neyveli | Tamilnadu | 250 MW |
| East Region | Capacity | ||
| Barauni Thermal Power Station | Barauni | Bihar | 310 MW |
| Muzafferpur Thermal Power Station | Kanti | Bihar | 220 MW |
| Patratu Thermal Power Station | Patratu | Jharkhand | 770 MW |
| Tenughat Thermal Power Station | Jharkhand | 420 MW | |
| Kolaghat Thermal Power Station | Mecheda | West Bengal | 1260 MW |
| Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station | Suri | West Bengal | 1050 MW |
| Bandel Thermal Power Station | West Bengal | 450 MW | |
| Santaldih Thermal Power Station | West Bengal | 730 MW | |
| Sagardigi Thermal Power Station | Monigram | West Bengal | 600 MW |
| Durgapur Thermal Power Plant | Durgapur | West Bengal | 690 MW |
| IB Thermal Power Plant | Banharpali | Orissa | 960 MW |
| Captive Power Plant | Angul | Orissa | 420 MW |
| Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station | Kahalgaon | Bihar | 2340 MW |
| Bokaro Thermal Power Station B | Bokaro | Jharkhand | 630 MW |
| Chandrapura Thermal Power Station | Chandrapura | Jharkhand | 1250 MW |
| Farakka Super Thermal Power Station | Nagarun | West Bengal | 1600 MW |
| Durgapur Thermal Power Station | Durgapur | West Bengal | 350 MW |
| Mejia Thermal Power Station | Durlavpur | West Bengal | 2340 MW |
| Talcher Super Thermal Power Station | Kaniha | Orissa | 3000 MW |
| Talcher Thermal Power Station | Talcher | Orissa | 460 MW |
| Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant | Achipur | West Bengal | 750 MW |
| Titagarh Thermal Power Station | West Bengal | 240 MW | |
| CESC Southern Generating Station | West Bengal | 135 MW | |
| Jojobera TPP | Jojobera | Jharkhand | 427.5 MW |
| Jharsuguda TPP | Jharsuguda | Orisa | 2400 MW |
| Vedanta Aluminim CPP | Jharsuguda | Orisa | 1215 MW |