Power mix by fuel (India)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
India electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of India’s power emissions
Across the 294 India power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 905 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani) (coal), accounts for about 3% of that 294-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Adani Power Ltd, Damodar Valley Corp, Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd — control roughly 15% of that 294-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a tropical Köppen climate zone.
Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)
Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)
CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
Largest plants in India
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontimavadi power station | Coal | 6,300 |
| 2 | Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park | Coal | 5,280 |
| 3 | Darlipali power station | Coal | 4,800 |
| 4 | VINDH_CHAL STPS | Coal | 4,760 |
| 5 | MUNDRA TPP | Coal | 4,620 |
| 6 | Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani) | Coal | 4,620 |
| 7 | MUNDRA UMPP | Coal | 4,000 |
| 8 | Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 9 | Yadadri power station | Coal | 4,000 |
| 10 | Bihar Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 11 | Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 12 | Deoghar Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 13 | Devgad UMPP | Coal | 4,000 |
| 14 | Gajamara Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 15 | Ghogarpalli Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 16 | Girye Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 17 | Kadaladi power station | Coal | 4,000 |
| 18 | Karchana Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 19 | Marakkanam Super Thermal Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
| 20 | Nayunipalli Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | 4,000 |
Browse by fuel
Power plants in India by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — India. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/india/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in India?
There are 2,180 current or operating power-plant records in India in this open dataset, with about 905,678 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in India?
Ontimavadi power station is the largest at about 6,300 MW (coal).
What fuels generate electricity in India?
The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (846 plants), across 10 fuel types in total.
How clean is India's electricity grid?
India's grid carbon intensity is about 670 gCO₂/kWh, with 26.7% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).