Question

Where are thermal power plants are located in india​

Answer 1

Thermal power is the biggest source of power in India.

More than 70% of total energy consumed in India is shared by thermal power.

Following are the major Thermal Power Plants (producing more than 1,500 MW) in India −

Name Location Capacity

Mundra Thermal Power Station Gujarat 4,620 MW

Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station Madhya Pradesh 4,260 MW

Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant Gujarat 4,150 MW

KSK Mahanadi Power Project Chhattisgarh 3,600 MW

Jindal Tamnar Thermal Power Plant Chhattisgarh 3,400 MW

Tiroda Thermal Power Station Maharashtra 3,300 MW

Barh Super Thermal Power Station Bihar 3,300 MW

Talcher Super Thermal Power Station Odisha 3,000 MW

Sipat Thermal Power Plant Chhattisgarh 2,980 MW

NTPC Dadri Uttar Pradesh 2,637 MW

NTPC Ramagundam Telangana 2,600 MW

Korba Super Thermal Power Plant Chhattisgarh 2,600 MW

Mejia Thermal Power Station West Bengal 2,430 MW

Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station Odisha 2,400 MW

Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station Bihar 2,340 MW

Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Maharashtra 2,340 MW

Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh 2,050 MW

Rihand Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh 2,000 MW

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Andhra Pradesh 2,000 MW

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Tamil Nadu 2,000 MW

North Chennai Thermal Power Station Tamil Nadu 1,830 MW

Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station Andhra pradesh 1,760 MW

Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Telangana 1,720 MW

Anpara Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh 1,630 MW

Trombay Thermal Power Station Maharashtra 1,580 MW

Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant Rajasthan 1,500 MW

Vallur Thermal Power Project Tamil Nadu 1,500 MW

Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project Haryana 1,500 MW