Introduction
Indian Power Plants: Power Plants also called Power Station, Power House, Generating Station or Generating Plant is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. This is an important topic for General Awareness/General Knowledge section of different competitive exams.
Power Plants
Most power stations contain one or more generators, a rotating machine that converts mechanical power into electrical power. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. Most power stations in the world burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity. Others use nuclear power, but there is an increasing use of cleaner renewable sources such as solar, wind, wave and hydroelectric.
This article provides the list of Important Atomic/Nuclear, Hydro, Thermal Power Plants- India.
Atomic Power Plants-India is the fourth largest sources of energy after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of energy. As of 2016, India has 21 nuclear reactors in 7 Nuclear Power plants. Some Nuclear Power plants are under construction and some are planned projects which will be implemented in future.
| State | Name of the Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Kovvada Atomic Power Plant |
| Gujarat | Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant |
| Mithivirdi Atomic Power Plant | |
| Haryana | Gorakhpur Atomic Power Plant |
| Karnataka | Kaiga Atomic Power Plant |
| Maharashtra | Tarapur Atomic Power Plant |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chutka Atomic Power Plant |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant |
| Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Plant | |
| Tamil Nadu | Madras Atomic Power Plant |
| Kudankulam Atomic Power Plant | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora Atomic Power Plant |
Thermal Power Plants-India, different types of Thermal power plants based on the fuel used to generate the steam such as coal, gas, and Diesel. About 65% of electricity consumed in India are generated by thermal power plants..
| State | Name of the Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant |
| Dr Narla Tata Rao TPS | |
| Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station | |
| Pynampuram Power Station | |
| Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station | |
| Simhapuri Thermal Power Station | |
| Hinduja Thermal Power Station | |
| Meenakshi Thermal Power Station | |
| Bihar | Barh Super Thermal Power Station |
| Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station | |
| Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project | |
| Barauni Thermal Power Station | |
| Kanti Thermal Power Station | |
| Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Plant | |
| Chhattisgarh | Sipat Thermal Power Plant |
| Korba Super Thermal Power Plant | |
| DB Thermal Power Project | |
| Jindal Megha Power Plant | |
| Hasdeo Thermal Power Station | |
| Lanco Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant | |
| Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Thermal Power Station | |
| KSK Mahanadi Power | |
| Bhilai Expansion Power Plant | |
| Bhawnendra Singh Deo Power Plant | |
| Delhi | Badarpur Thermal Power Plant |
| Rajghat Power Plant | |
| Gujarat | Mundra Thermal Power Station |
| Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project | |
| Wanakbori Thermal Power Station | |
| Essar Power Gujarat Ltd | |
| Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station | |
| Ukai Thermal Power Station | |
| Surat Thermal Power Station | |
| Sabarmati Thermal Power Station | |
| Kutch Thermal Power Station | |
| Akrimota Thermal Power Station | |
| Sikka Thermal Power Station | |
| Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station | |
| Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station | |
| Kawas Thermal Power Station | |
| Haryana | Panipat Thermal Power Station |
| Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station | |
| Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station | |
| Faridabad Thermal Power Station | |
| Amarkantak Thermal Power Station | |
| Jharkhand | Chandrapura Thermal Power Station |
| Koderma Thermal Power Station | |
| Patratu Thermal Power Station | |
| Bokaro Thermal Power Station | |
| Jojobera Thermal Power Station | |
| Tenughat Thermal Power Station | |
| Karnataka | Raichur Thermal Power Station |
| Udupi Thermal Power Plant | |
| JSW Vijayanagar Power Station | |
| Bellary Thermal Power Station | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station |
| Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project | |
| Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant | |
| Dada Dhuniwale Thermal Power Plant | |
| Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station | |
| Satpura Thermal Power Station | |
| Amarkantak Thermal Power Station | |
| Maharashtra | Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station |
| Tiroda Thermal Power Station | |
| Amravati Thermal Power Plant | |
| Bhusawal Thermal Power Station | |
| Trombay Thermal Power Station | |
| Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station | |
| Parli Thermal Power Station | |
| Nashik Thermal Power Station | |
| Koradi Thermal Power Station | |
| Wardha Warora Power Plant | |
| Dahanu Thermal Power Station | |
| Paras Thermal Power Station | |
| CESC Chandrapur Thermal Power Station | |
| Talcher Super Thermal Power Station | |
| Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station | |
| Vedanta Jharsuguda Captive Power Plant | |
| Angul Thermal Power Station | |
| National Aluminium Company Captive Power Plant | |
| Kamalanga Thermal Power Plant | |
| Ib Thermal Power Station | |
| Hirakud Captive Power Plant | |
| Punjab | Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant |
| Guru Hargobind TP | |
| Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant | |
| Rajasthan | Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant |
| Kota Super Thermal Power Plant | |
| Raj West Lignite Power Plant | |
| Chhabra Thermal Power Plant | |
| Barsingsar Thermal Power Station | |
| Giral Lignite Power Plant | |
| VS Lignite Power Plant | |
| Tamil Nadu | Neyveli Thermal Power Station II |
| Vallur Thermal Power Station | |
| Tuticorin Thermal Power Station | |
| Neyveli Thermal Power Station I | |
| NTPL Thermal Power Station | |
| Mettur Thermal Power Station | |
| North Chennai Thermal Power Station | |
| Mutiara Thermal Power Station | |
| IL&FS Thermal Power Station | |
| Ennore Thermal Power Station | |
| Tuticorin (Pvt) Thermal Power Station | |
| Neyveli Zero Lignite Power Station | |
| Telangana | NTPC Ramagundam |
| Kothagudem Thermal Power Station | |
| Kakatiya Thermal Power Station | |
| Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rihand Thermal Power Station |
| Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station | |
| NTPC Dadri | |
| Anpara Thermal Power Station | |
| Obra Thermal Power Station | |
| Rosa Thermal Power Plant | |
| Feroz Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant | |
| Parichha Thermal Power Plant | |
| Tanda Thermal Power Plant | |
| Harduaganj Thermal Power Station | |
| Panki Thermal Power Station | |
| West Bengal | Mejia Thermal Power Station |
| Farakka Super Thermal Power Station | |
| Kolaghat Thermal Power Station | |
| Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station | |
| Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station | |
| Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant | |
| Santaldih Thermal Power Station | |
| Durgapur Thermal Power Station | |
| Sagardighi Thermal Power Station | |
| Titagarh Thermal Power Station | |
| CESC Southern Generating Station | |
| New Cossipore Generating Station | |
| Bandel Thermal Power Station |
Hydro Power Plants-India, oldest and widely used renewable sources of energy. India is the 7th largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world and also ranks 3rd worldwide by its total number of dams.
| State | Name of the Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Nizam Sagar Dam - Manjira River |
| Prakasam Barrage - Krishna River | |
| Srisailam Dam - Krishna River | |
| Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Guntur | |
| Gujarat | Ukai Dam |
| Dharoi Dam - Banas River | |
| Dantiwada Dam - Sabarmati River | |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Pandoh Dam - Beas River |
| Bhakra Nangal Dam - Sutlej River | |
| Nathpa Dam - Sutlej River | |
| Gobind Sagar, Reservoir - Sutlej River | |
| Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir | |
| Chamera I | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Salal Project - Chenab River |
| Chutak Hydroelectric Project | |
| Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam - Indus River | |
| Uri Hydroelectric Dam - Jhelum River | |
| Dulhasti | |
| Jharkhand | Maithon Dam - Barakar River |
| Chandil Dam - Subarnarekha River | |
| Panchet Dam - Damodar River | |
| Karnataka | Tungabhadra Dam - Tungabhadra and Krishna River |
| Linganamakki Dam - Sharavathi River | |
| Alamatti Dam - Krishna River | |
| Harangi Dam - Cauvery River | |
| Ghataprabha Reservoir - Ghataprabha River | |
| Kerala | Banasura Sagar Dam - Chalakudy River |
| Malampuzha Dam - Malampuzha River | |
| Idukki Dam - Periyar River | |
| Mullaperiyar Dam - Pennar River | |
| Neyyar Dam - Pennar River - Kerala | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Barna Dam - Barna River |
| Indirasagar Project - Narmada River | |
| Narmada Dam Project - Narmada River | |
| Gandhi Sagar Dam - Chambal River | |
| Tawa Reservoir - Tawa River | |
| Maharastra | Koyna Dam - Koyna River |
| Bhatsa Dam - Bhatsa and Chorna Rivers | |
| Wilson Dam - Pravara River | |
| Girna Dam - Girna and Godavari River | |
| Radhanagari Dam - Bhogawati River | |
| Odisha | Jalaput Dam |
| Balimela Reservoir - Sileru River | |
| Indravati Dam - Indravati River | |
| Hirakud Dam - Mahanadi River | |
| Punjab | Ranjith Sagar Dam |
| Rajasthan | Bisalpur Dam - Banas River |
| Sikkim | Teesta Hydro Electric Power plant |
| Rangit Hydro Electric Power plant | |
| Tamil Nadu | Vaigai Dam - Vaigai River |
| Krishnagiri Reservoir | |
| Pechiparai Reservoir - River Kodayar | |
| Vidur Reservoir | |
| Perunchani Dam - PParalayar River | |
| Periyar Reservoir - Periyar River | |
| Stanley Reservoir - Kaveri River | |
| Mettur Dam - Kaveri River | |
| Bhavanisagar Reservoir - Bhavani River | |
| Parambikulam Reservoir - Parambikulam River | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Parichha Dam - Betwa River |
| Rihand Project - Rihand River and Son River | |
| Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam - Rihand River | |
| Tehri Dam - Bhagirathi River |