India's Top 10 Largest Thermal Power Plants

It is the largest power station in India boasting a capacity of 4,760MW. The plant is situated in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district. Owned and managed by NTPC it was commissioned in 1982 and consists of twelve units. This plant relies on coal from the Nigahi mine and water from Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station, Russian firms LMZ and Electrosila, and BHEL supply turbines for this project. 

A coal-based thermal plant, that ranks as India’s second largest thermal plant, generating a capacity of 4,620 MW is situated in Gujarat’s Kutch district primarily in Mundra Taluka. It is operated and owned by Adani Power and is spread over the villages of Vandh, Tunda, and Sriracha. The project was first commissioned in 2009, comprising nine units, and lasted until 2012.

Mundra ltra Power Plant has a capacity of 4,000 MW. It is situated in Gujarat's Kutch district and operated by Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), a Tata Power subsidiary. The Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) features five 800 MV units. The plant utilizes supercritical boiler technology and relies on 12 billion tonnes of imported coal annually.

It is the largest source of greenhouse gas commission in the world. The plant boasts 3,960 MW coal-fired. The plant is situated in Madhya Pradesh’s Sasan district, commissioned in 2015 bringing a total capacity of 660 MV units. The pit-head power project Sasan UMPP has been allocated three captive coal mine blocks namely Moher, Moher Amlori extension, and Chhatrasal, and relies on 750 million tonnes. 

Under the ownership of Adani Power Maharashtra, the Tiroda thermal power station in Maharashtra, is a 3,300MW coal-based facility. It was built in five 660 MW units and went into operation between August 2012 and October 2014. It draws water from the Wainganga River using state-of-the-art supercritical technology. 

The Rihand Thermal Power Station is owned by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation). It is located in Rihandnagar, Sonebhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. The power plant boosts a 3,000 MW capacity and it has six units each one generating 500 MW. 

The Talcher Power Station boasts a 3,000 MW capacity, situated in Odisha’s Angul district. It started its operations between February 1995 and February 2005. ABB and BHEL turbines power the plant. 

This power station is the largest in Maharashtra and boasts a 2,920 MW capacity in Chandrapur.  The power plant is operated by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company. Chandrapur Thermal Power Station draws water from Chargaon and Erai dams. 

It is located in Sipat, Bilaspur district in Chattisgarh. Sipat Thermal Power Plant is the eighth largest power plant in India and boasts 2,980 MW capacity. The plant is owned by NTPC and features six units. 

This power plant is also known as the National Capital Power Station and is located in Gautam Budh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. It ranks as India's sixth-largest thermal plant with a capacity of 2637 MW. It draws gas from the GAIL Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur Pipeline, coal from Piparwar Mines, and water from the Upper Ganga Canal.