Thermal Power Plants - 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 10 biggest thermal power stations
operating in India are all coal-fired, with seven
of them owned and operated by state-run
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
 Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station,
Madhya Pradesh
• Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station in the Singrauli district of
Madhya Pradesh, with an installed capacity of 4,760MW, is
currently the biggest thermal power plant in India. It is a coal-based
power plant owned and operated by NTPC.
• Construction of the plant, which comprised 12 generating units (six
210MW units and six 500MW units), had begun in 1982. The first
unit was commissioned in 1987, while the sixth 500MW was
commissioned in April 2013. An additional 500MW unit was
commissioned in August 2015, increasing the plant's gross capacity
from 4,260MW to 4,760MW.
• The plant uses coal from the NCL-operated Nigahi mine and water
from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.
The turbine manufacturers for the Vindhyachal Thermal Power
Station include Russian companies LMZ, Electrosila and the Indian
BHEL. The 500MW units were supplied by BHEL.
 Mundra Thermal Power Station,
Gujarat
• The 4,620MW Mundra Thermal Power Station located in the Kutch district
of Gujarat is currently the second biggest operating thermal power plant
in India. It is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Adani Power.
• The power plant consists of nine generating units (four 330MW units and
five 660MW units). The first 330MW unit was commissioned in May 2009
and the last 660MW unit of the plant commissioned in March 2012. The
coal used for the power plant is mainly imported from Indonesia. The
plant's water source is the sea water from the Gulf of Kutch.
• The boilers and generators for the first four units were supplied by
Babcock & Wilcox and Beijing Beizhong respectively. SEPCO III, China was
the EPC contractor for the last five 660MW units, which feature super
critical technology.
• The boilers were supplied by Harbin Boiler and the turbine and generators
were supplied by Dongfang Machinery.
 Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant,
Gujarat
• The 4,000MW Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP), also
located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, ranks as the third largest
thermal power plant in India. It is a coal-fired power plant owned
and operated by Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), a subsidiary
of Tata Power.
• The thermal power plant consists of five generating units, each of
800MW capacity. Construction of the plant began in March 2009.
• The first unit of the Mundra UMPP was commissioned in March
2012 and the last unit was commissioned in March 2009. The plant
uses 12 billion tonnes of imported coal per annum.
• The plant features super-critical boiler technology. Doosan Heavy
Industries & Construction was the EPC contractor for this project.
The five boilers for the plant were also supplied by Doosan. Toshiba
supplied the steam turbine generators.
 Talcher Super Thermal Power Station,
Odisha
• Talcher Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Talcher
Kaniha, located in the Angul district of Odisha, is a
3,000MW coal-fired power plant owned and operated by
NTPC. The power station currently ranks as the fourth
largest operational thermal power plant in India.
• NTPC Talcher Kaniha plant consists of six 500MW units. The
first unit of the plant was commissioned in February 1995
and the last unit began operations in February 2005.
Turbine manufacturers for the plant were ABB and BHEL.
• The coal used by Talcher Super Thermal Power plant is
sourced from the Lingraj Block of Talcher Coal Field. The
plant uses water Samal Barrage Reservoir on Brahmani
River in Odisha.
 Sipat Thermal Power Plant,
Chhattisgarh
• The 2980MW Sipat Super Thermal Power Plant located at Sipat in
the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, ranks as the fifth largest
thermal power station in India. It is a coal-based power plant
owned and operated by NTPC.
• The power plant built in two stages is installed with six generating
units (three 660MW super-crtical units and three 500MW units).
The first unit of the plant commenced commercial operations in
August 2008, while the last unit was commissioned in June 2012.
• The power plant, built with an estimated cost of more than $2bn,
was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal Power Station in
September 2013. Coal for the Sipat plant is sourced from Dipika
Mines of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL). The plant uses
water from the Right Bank Canal (RBC) originating from the Hasdeo
Barrage.
 NTPC Dadri, Uttar Pradesh
• NTPC Dadri or National Capital Power Station (NCPS) owned and
operated by NTPC is located in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of
Uttar Pradesh, about 48km from the Indian capital New Delhi. The
power station, with an installed capacity of 2637MW (1820MW-
coal based and 817MW gas based), ranks as the sixth largest
thermal plant in India.
• The power station consists of six coal-fired units (four 210MW units
and two 490MW units) and six gas-based generating units (four
130.19MW gas turbines and two 154.51MW steam turbines). The
first coal-fired unit was commissioned in October 1991 and the last
unit was commissioned in July 2010. The gas-based generating units
were commissioned between 1992 and 1997.
• The coal for NTPC Dadri is sourced from Piparwar Mines, Jharkhand.
The gas is sourced from GAIL Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ)
Pipeline. The water source for the thermal power station is the
Upper Ganga Canal.
 NTPC Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh
• NTPC's Ramagundam thermal power plant in the Karimnagar
district of Andhra Pradesh ranks as the seventh largest thermal
power plant in India and the largest in south India. The coal-fired
power plant has an installed capacity of 2600MW.
• The power plant built in three phases consists of seven generating
units (three 200MW units and four 500MW units. The first unit of
the plant started operations in November 1983 and the last 500MW
unit was commissioned in August 2004. The boilers and turbines of
the plant were supplied by BHEL.
• The power plant uses coal from South Godavari Coal Fields of
Singrani Collieries and Korba Coal Fields of SECL. The sources of
water for the plant are Sri Ram Sagar Dam on Godavari River and D-
83 Canal from Pochampad Reservoir. The power generated at the
plant is uniformly distributed among Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
 Korba Super Thermal Power Plant,
Chattisgarh
• Korba Super Thermal Power Plant located in the Korba
district of Chhattisgarh, with 2600MW of installed capacity,
also ranks as the seventh largest thermal power plant in
India. It is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by
NTPC.
• The power plant built in three phases comprises of seven
generating units (three 200MW units and four 500MW
units). The first unit of the Korba thermal power plant was
commissioned in March 1983. The last 500MW unit at the
plant was commissioned in December 2010.
• The power plant uses coal from Kusmundha and Gevra
mines in the Korba Coalfield. The water source of the plant
is Hasdeo River, a tributary of Mahanadi River.
 Rihand Thermal Power Station, Uttar
Pradesh
• Rihand Thermal Power Station at Rihandnagar in the
Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh ranks as the ninth
largest thermal power plant in India. The coal-based power
plant with an installed capacity of 2,500MW is owned and
operated by NTPC.
• Rihand Thermal Power Plant consists of five generating
units of 500MW capacity each. The first unit was
commissioned in March 1988. The fifth unit of the plant
was commissioned in May 2012.
• Coal for the Rihand Thermal Power Station is sourced from
Amlori, Amloric expansion and the Dudhichua Mines in
Madhya Pradesh. The plant uses water from the Rihand
Reservoir built on Son River.
 Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant,
Odisha
• Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant, in the Jharsuguda district
of Odisha, is currently the tenth largest thermal power
plant operating in India. It is a 2400MW coal-fired power
plant owned and operated by Sterlite Energy, a 100%
subsidiary of Vedanta Resources.
• The power plant is installed with four 600MW units. The
first generating unit was commissioned in August 2010. The
fourth unit was commissioned in March 2013. The coal
used by the plant is sourced from the IB Valley coal field in
the Jharsuguda district.
• The Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant was built with an
estimated investment of $1.3bn. The SEPCO III Electric
Power Construction Company of China was the EPC
contractor for this thermal power project.