Top plants
| Plant | Country | Fuel | Owner | MW | CO2 t/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontimavadi power station | India | Coal | GMR Energy Ltd [100%] | 6,300 | 27,594,000 |
| Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park | India | Coal | Welspun Energy Pvt Ltd [100%] | 5,280 | 23,126,400 |
| Darlipali power station | India | Coal | NTPC Ltd [100%] | 4,800 | 21,024,000 |
| VINDH_CHAL STPS | India | Coal | NTPC Limited | 4,760 | 35,136,000 |
| Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani) | India | Coal | Adani Power Ltd | 4,620 | 26,237,000 |
| MUNDRA TPP | India | Coal | Adani Power | 4,620 | 22,178,000 |
| MUNDRA UMPP | India | Coal | Tata Power (Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd) | 4,000 | 24,752,000 |
| Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Tata Power Company Ltd | 4,000 | 21,164,840 |
| Yadadri power station | India | Coal | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Bihar Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Bihar Mega Power Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Deoghar Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Deoghar Mega Power Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Devgad UMPP | India | Coal | NTPC Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Gajamara Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Power Finance Corp Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Ghogarpalli Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Ghogarpalli Integrated Power Co Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Girye Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Coastal Maharashtra Mega Power Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Kadaladi power station | India | Coal | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Karchana Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Central Electricity Authority (India) [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Marakkanam Super Thermal Power Project | India | Coal | NTPC Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
| Nayunipalli Ultra Mega Power Project | India | Coal | Tatiya Andhra Mega Power Ltd [100%] | 4,000 | 17,520,000 |
What changes this answer from a template?
Fuel mix: Solar 846, Coal 692, Hydro 224, Biomass 152. Regions: Maharashtra (243), Karnataka (224), Rajasthan (215), Gujarat (202). Owners: Unknown owner (926), NTPC Ltd [100%] (32), Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corp Ltd [100%] (15), Kerala State Electricity Board LTD (KSEB) [100%] (13).
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Frequently asked questions
What are the largest power plants in India?
This PowerAtlas slice contains 2,180 plants with 905,678 MW of combined capacity. 845 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 293 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Ontimavadi power station at 6,300 MW.
Which fuels and owners dominate this slice?
Fuel mix by plant count: Solar 846, Coal 692, Hydro 224, Biomass 152. Leading owner/operator labels: Unknown owner (926), NTPC Ltd [100%] (32), Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corp Ltd [100%] (15), Kerala State Electricity Board LTD (KSEB) [100%] (13).
How is this answer sourced?
Plant identity and capacity come from WRI GPPD / Global Energy Monitor; CO2 provenance is labelled as regulator-measured, modelled or unavailable on each plant page.
Methodology
This answer page is generated only when the slice has enough underlying plant records and passes the hub demand/data gate. It is not a separate source of truth; each table row links back to the underlying plant record and provenance labels.