A thermal power plant is generally a steam driven power plant.

The force that spins the

turbines in the plant is steam that is either used to drive an electric generator or any other
work that requires power. However there are variations in the functioning of different
types of thermal power plants which mostly depends of the kind of fuel used. The most
frequently used fuel for thermal power plants in India is coal.

About 70% of the electricity consumed in India is generated through thermal power
plants. India is home to numerous thermal power plants which are renowned all over the
world.

Below is a list of the Major Thermal Power Plants in India

Anpara thermal power station- Uttar Pradesh

Located on the banks of rihand reservoir in the district of sonebhadra in Uttar Pradesh the
Anpara thermal power station is a coal fired thermal power plant. Situated at a distance of
200 km from Varanasi on pipri-singrauli road this powe station is well connected by
air/rail and road route from other major cities. This thermal power plant has 5 operational
units with a total installed capacity of 500 MW.

Bakreswar Thermal Power Project - West Bengal

The Bakreswar Thermal Power Project is one of the most prominent thermal power
projects in India. It is situated at a distance of just 260 Km away from Kolkata. The
project has clear rail track access via Chinpai on the Andal-Sinthia Line of Eastern
Railways. The Bakreswar Thermal Power Project is running with five operational units
having total installed capacity of 1050 MW. Expansion of another 600 MW unit (sixth
unit) has been envisaged for implementation during the Eleventh-Five-year Plan period.

Panipat Thermal Power Station II

A coal based Thermal Power Plants in India the Panipat Thermal Power Station II is
located in Panipat in Haryana. Developed under four stages this thermal power plant has
8 units in total with an installed capacity of 250 MW.

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station

A coal based power plant of HPGCL the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant
is located at Yamunagar in Haryana. Commissioned in April 2008 with its first unit today
this power plant has two units with a total installed capacity of 600 MW.

Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is situated in Kedar in the Hisar district of
Haryana. One of the lowest costing power projects in India so far this power plant is a
coal based power plants of HPGCL. This thermal power plant has 2 units with a total
installed capacity of 600 MW.

Kota Super Thermal Power Plant

Situated on the bank of River Chambal near Kota in Rajasthan this thermal power station
is the state's first major coal fired power plant. Known as one of the most efficient and
prestigious thermal power plants in India the Kota Super Thermal Power Plant has
received many awards for productivity during 1984,1987, 1989, 1981 and every year
since 1992 on wards. This thermal power plant has 28 units with an installed capacity of
1240 MW.

Currently, twenty nuclear power reactors produce 4,560.00 MW (2.9% of total installed
base).

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)

Kaiga NPCIL Karnataka PHWR 220 x 4 880
Kakrapar NPCIL Gujarat PHWR 220 x 2 440
Kalpakkam NPCIL Tamil Nadu PHWR 220 x 2 440
Narora NPCIL Uttar Pradesh PHWR 220 x 2 440
100 x 1
Rawatbhata NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 200 x 1 1180
220 x 4
160 x 2
Tarapur NPCIL Maharashtra BWR (PHWR) 1400
540 x 2
Total 20 4780

The projects under construction are:

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)

Kudankulam NPCIL Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 1000 x 2 2000
Kalpakkam NPCIL Tamil Nadu PFBR 500 x 1 500
Kakrapar NPCIL Gujarat PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Rawatbhata NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Banswara NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Total 8 6700

The planned projects are:

Total capacity
Power station Operator State Type Units
(MW)
VVER-
Kudankulam NPCIL Tamil Nadu 1200 x 2 2400
1200
Jaitapur NPCIL Maharashtra EPR 1650 x 6 9900
Kaiga NPCIL Karnataka PWR 1000 x 1, 1500 x 2500
 1
Bhavini PFBR 470 x 4 1880
NPCIL AHWR 300 300
NTPC PWR 1000 x 2 2000
NPCIL PHWR 640 x 4 2560
Total 21 21540

The following projects are firmly proposed.

Power Total capacity

Operator State Type Units
station (MW)
VVER- 1200 x
Kudankulam NPCIL Tamil Nadu 2400
1200 2
1600 x
Jaitapur NPCIL Maharastra EPR 3200
2
Pati Sonapur Orissa PWR 6000
Kumaharia Haryana PWR 2800
Saurashtra Gujarat PWR
NPCIL 51%, AP Andhra 2000 x
Pulivendula PWR 2000
Genco 49% Pradesh 1
Andhra
Kovvada PWR
Pradesh
Haripur West Bengal PWR
Total 15

The following projects are proposed and to be confirmed soon.

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)

Kudankulam NPCIL Tamil Nadu VVER-1200 1200 x 2 2400
Total 2 2400