Super thermal power station explained

Super Thermal Power Stations or Super Power Station are a series of ambitious power projects planned by the Government of India. With India being a country of chronic power deficits, the Government of India has planned to provide 'power for all' by the end of the eleventh plan. The capacity of thermal power is 1000 MW and above. This would entail the creation of an additional capacity of at least 100,000 Megawatts by 2012. The Ultra Mega Power Projects, each with a capacity of 4000 megawatts or above, are being developed with the aim of bridging this gap.

The Super Thermal Power Stations were started by Government of India in the 1990s. The Ministry of Power, in association with the Central Electricity Authority and Power Finance Corporation Ltd., has launched an initiative for the development of coal-based Super Thermal Power Stations in India. These projects will be awarded to developers on the basis of competitive bidding.

Ramagundam Super Thermal power station, one of the biggest thermal power stations in India, is a coal based power station situated at ramagundam in Karimnagar District.

The station started power generation in 1983. The station generates about 2600 MW of power annually. The fuel for the power generation is taken from the South Godavari Coal Fields and water is taken from Pochampad Dam. The power generated from the power plant is shared by the south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry.

Thermal Power Station

Following are some of the super thermal power station in India having capacity greater than 1000 MW:

Sr. No.Power PlantStateOperatorCapacity
1Vedanta Jharsuguda Captive Power PlantOdishaVedanta Resources1,215 MW
2Sterlite Jharsuguda Power StationOdishaSterlite Energy2,400 MW
3KSK Mahanadi Power ProjectChhattisgarhKSK Energy Ventures Pvt Limited1,800MW
4Jindal Tamnar Thermal Power PlantChhattisgarhJindal Power Limited3,400 MW
5Sipat Thermal Power PlantChhattisgarhNTPC2,980 MW
6Talcher Super Thermal Power StationOdishaNTPC3,000 MW
7Satpura Thermal Power StationMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited1,392.5 MW
8Rihand Thermal Power StationUttar PradeshNTPC3,000 MW
9Singrauli Super Thermal Power StationUttar PradeshNTPC2,050 MW
10Rosa Thermal Power PlantUttar PradeshReliance Power Limited1,200 MW
11Vindhyachal Thermal Power StationMadhya PradeshNTPC4,760 MW
12JSW Barmer Power StationRajasthanJSW Energy Limited1,080 MW
13RajasthanRajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited1,240 MW
14Suratgarh Super Thermal Power PlantRajasthanRajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited2,820 MW
15Tamil NaduNeyevelli Lignite Corp. Limited1,470 MW
16Vallur Thermal Power ProjectTamil NaduNTPC Tamil Nadu Energy1,500 MW
17 Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power StationBiharNTPC2,340 MW
18Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power StationAndhra pradeshAndhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation1,760 MW
19NTPC RamagundamTelanganaNTPC2,600 MW
20Simhadri Super Thermal Power PlantAndhra PradeshNTPC2,000 MW
21Essar Salaya Power PlantGujaratEssar Power Limited1,200 MW
22Wanakbori Thermal Power StationGujaratGujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited1,470 MW
23Raichur Thermal Power StationKarnatakaKarnataka Power Corporation Limited1,470 MW
24JSW Ratnagiri Power StationMaharashtraJSW Energy Limited1,200 MW
25Udupi Power PlantKarnatakaAdani Power Limited1,200 MW
26Bakreshwar Thermal Power StationWest BengalWest Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited1,050 MW
27Kolaghat Thermal Power StationWest bengalWest Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited1,260 MW
28Mejia Thermal Power StationWest BengalDamodar Valley Corporation2,340 MW
31Indiabulls Amravati Thermal Power ProjectMaharashtraIndiabulls Power Limited1,350 MW
32Chandrapur Super Thermal Power StationMaharashtraMaharashtra State Power Generation Limited3,340 MW
33Indiabulls Nashik Thermal Power StationMaharashtraIndiabulls Power Limited1,350 MW
34Tiroda Thermal Power StationMaharashtraAdani Power Limited3,300 MW
35Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power ProjectHaryanaAravali Power Company Private Limited1,500 MW
36Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power ProjectHaryanaCLP Power India Limited1,320 MW
37Essar Mahan Power PlantMadhya PradeshEssar Power Limited1,200 MW
38Rajiv Gandhi TPS HissarHaryanaHaryana Power Generation Corporation1,200 MW
38Panipat Thermal Power StationHaryanaHaryana Power Generation Corporation1,367.8 MW
40 Mundra Thermal Power StationGujaratAdani Power Limited4,620 MW
41Mundra Ultra Mega Power PlantGujaratTata Power Corporation Limited4,150 MW
42Barh Super Thermal Power StationBiharNTPC1,320 MW
43Kothagudem Thermal Power StationTelanganaTelangana Power Generation Corporation1,720 MW
44Korba Super Thermal Power PlantChhattisgarhNTPC2,600 MW
45Sanjay Gandhi TPS BirsinghpurMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited1,340 MW
46Koradi Thermal Power StationMaharashtraMaharashtra State Power Generation Limited1,080 MW
47Mauda Super Thermal Power StationMaharashtraNTPC1,000 MW
48Khaparkheda Thermal Power StationMaharashtraMaharashtra State Power Generation Limited1,340 MW
49Bhusawal Thermal Power StationMaharashtraMaharashtra State Power Generation Limited1,420 MW
50Parli Thermal Power StationMaharashtraMaharashtra State Power Generation Limited1,130 MW
51Mettur Thermal Power StationTamil NaduTANGEDCO1,440 MW
52Tuticorin Thermal Power StationTamil NaduTANGEDCO1,050 MW
53North Chennai Thermal Power StationTamil NaduTANGEDCO1,830 MW
54Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power PlantUttar PradeshNTPC1,050 MW
55NTPC DadriUttar PradeshNTPC2,637 MW
56Anpara Thermal Power StationUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited1,630 MW
57Obra Thermal Power StationUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited1,382 MW
58Parichha Thermal Power StationUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited1,140 MW
59Koderma Thermal Power StationJharkhandDamodar Valley Corporation1,000 MW
60Durgapur Steel Thermal Power StationWest BengalDamodar Valley Corporation1,000 MW
61Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power PlantPunjabPunjab State Power Corporation1,260 MW
62Maithon Power PlantJharkhandMaithon Power Limited1,050 MW
63Trombay Thermal Power StationMaharashtraTata Power1,580 MW
64Angul Thermal Power StationOdishaJindal Steel and Power1,200 MW
65Shree Singaji Thermal Power StationMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited2,520 MW
66Kamalanga Thermal Power PlantOdishaGMR Group1,050 MW
67Farakka Super Thermal Power StationWest BengalNTPC2,100 MW

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