| Ukai Thermal Power Station | |
| Coordinates: | 21.2101°N 73.5573°W |
| Country: | India |
| Location: | Ukai, Tapi, Gujarat |
| Status: | Operational |
| Commissioned: | Unit 1: March 1976 Unit 2: June 1976 Unit 3: January 1979 Unit 4: September 1979 |
| Operator: | GSECL |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
| Ps Units Operational: | 2 X 120 MW 2 X 200 MW 1 X 210 MW 1 X 500 MW |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,350 MW |
Ukai Thermal Power Station of the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, India, is a power station with an installed capacity of 1,110 MW. It is one of Gujarat's major coal-fired power plants, located on the bank of the Tapi river.
Ukai Thermal Power Station is located on the banks of the Tapi because of the water resources, along with the hydroelectric power plant with the same name.[1] Ukai TPS Unit-1 is the first power station unit in India with a capacity more than 100 MW.
| Stage | Unit number | Installed capacity (MW) | Date of commissioning | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage I | 1 | 120 | March 1976 | Retired from service | |
| Stage I | 2 | 120 | June, 1976 | Retired from service | |
| Stage I | 3 | 200 | January 1979 | Running | |
| Stage I | 4 | 200 | September, 1979 | Running | |
| Stage I | 5 | 210 | January 1985 | Running | |
| Stage I | 6 | 500 | 2013 | Running |
Ukai TPS unit-6 was first unit in GSECL having a capacity more than 500 MW.
It is on the Jalgaon-Surat branch line of Western Railway. Coal-based thermal power stations consume large quantities of coal.[2] For example, the Ukai Thermal Power Station consumed 3,200,000 tonnes of coal in 2006–07.[3] Around 80 per cent of the domestic coal supplies in India are meant for coal based thermal power plants and coal transportation forms 42 per cent of the total freight earnings of Indian railways.[4]