Major Thermal Power Plants in India: State Wise List

Uttar Pradesh

• Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant: Located in Shaktinagar, Sonbhadra; notably the first power plant established by NTPC.

• NTPC Dadri (NCPS): Located in Gautam Buddha Nagar (Greater Noida).

• Rihand Super Thermal Power Project: Located at Renukut, Sonbhadra.

• Anpara Thermal Power Station: Located in Anpara, Sonbhadra.

• Obra Thermal Power Project: Located in Sonbhadra (Note: Often associated with the region, but distinct from Kanpur).

• Rosa Power Plant: A private sector plant located in Rosa, Shahjahanpur.

• Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant: Located in Raebareli.

   

Chhattisgarh

• Korba Super Thermal Power Plant: Located at Jamnipali, Korba.

• Sipat Super Thermal Power Station: Also known as Rajiv Gandhi STPS, located in Bilaspur.

• NSPCL Bhilai Power Plant: A joint venture of NTPC and SAIL located in Durg.

   

Madhya Pradesh

• Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station: Located in Singrauli; one of the largest in India.

• Satpura Thermal Power Plant: Located in Sarni, Betul.

• Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant: Located in Birsinghpur, Umaria.

• Shree Singaji Super Thermal Power Project: Located in Khandwa.

• Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant: Located in Chachai, Anuppur.

Gujarat

• Mundra Thermal Power Station: Adani Power’s major plant in Kutch.

• Sikka Thermal Power Station: Located in Jamnagar.

• Wanakbori Thermal Power Station: Located on the banks of the Mahi river in Kheda.

• Ukai Thermal Power Station: Situated on the bank of the Tapi river.

• Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station: Located on the banks of the Sabarmati river.

Maharashtra

• Tiroda Thermal Power Station: Located in Gondia district.

• Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station: One of the largest plants in the state, located in Chandrapur.

• Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station: Located in Nagpur.

• RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project: Located in Amravati.

Odisha

• Talcher Thermal Power Station: Located in Angul.

• Vedanta Jharsuguda Power Station: Located in Jharsuguda.

• Hirakud Power Plant: Located in Sambalpur.

Other Key States

• Telangana: NTPC Ramagundam (Peddapalli district).

• West Bengal: Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant (Murshidabad) and Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station (Bardhaman).

• Bihar: Barauni Thermal Power Station (Begusarai).

• Karnataka: Bellary Thermal Power Station and Udupi Power Plant.

• Andhra Pradesh: Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (Visakhapatnam).

• Rajasthan: Chhabra (Baran), Kota (Chambal River), and Kalisindh (Jhalawar) plants.

• Jharkhand: Bokaro Thermal Power Station B and Patratu Thermal Power Station (Ramgarh).

• Tamil Nadu: Mettur Thermal Power Station (Salem) and Ennore Thermal Power Station (Chennai).

   

Quick Fact: Vindhyachal (MP) and Mundra (Gujarat) are currently among the largest operational thermal power plants in India by capacity.