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Largest power plants in Tamil Nadu, India by capacity

The biggest power plants in Tamil Nadu, India ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
2Kadaladi power stationCoalIndia4,000
3Marakkanam Super Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
4Sirkali power stationCoalIndia4,000
5Athiyakurichi power stationCoalIndia2,640
6Savarimangalam power stationCoalIndia2,640
7North Chennai Thermal Power StationCoalIndia2,630
8KUNDANKULAMNuclearIndia2,000
9KudankulamNuclearIndia2,000
10Sattankulam power stationCoalIndia2,000
11Cuddalore SRM power stationCoalIndia1,980
12VALLUR ntpc/nteclCoalIndia1,500
13Vallur Thermal Power PlantCoalIndia1,500
14NEYVELI ST IICoalIndia1,470
15Thirumallaivasal power stationCoalIndia1,400
16Cuddalore power stationCoalIndia1,320
17Sirkazhi power stationCoalIndia1,320
18Talanchankadu power stationCoalIndia1,320
19Tharangambadi power stationCoalIndia1,320
20ITPCL TPPCoalIndia1,200
21NORTH CHENNAI EXTENSIONCoalIndia1,200
22Cuddalore IL&FS power stationCoalIndia1,200
23Mutiara Coastal Energen Thermal Power PlantCoalIndia1,200
24TUTICORINCoalIndia1,050
25TUTICORIN JVCoalIndia1,050
26Tharangambadi power station (Patel Power)CoalIndia1,050
27New Neyveli Thermal Power StationCoalIndia1,000
28METTURCoalIndia840
29Kamuthi Solar Power PlantSolarIndia648
30NORTH CHENNAICoalIndia630
31METTUR TPS EXTCoalIndia600
32NEYVELI ST ICoalIndia600
33Melmandai power stationCoalIndia600
34KUNDAH I-VHydroIndia555
35NEYVELI TPS EXP -IICoalIndia500
36Jayamkondam power stationCoalIndia500
37Jaya power stationCoalIndia450
38M.A.P.P.NuclearIndia440
39NEYVELI FST EXTCoalIndia420
40Chennai power stationCoalIndia414
41KADAMPARIHydroIndia400
42P.NALLUR CCGTGasIndia330.5
43Tharangambadi power station (PPN Power)CoalIndia320
44TUTICORIN- IND BARATHCoalIndia300
45Arkay Energy Rameswarm power stationGasIndia255
46METTUR DAMHydroIndia250
47NEYVELI TPS(Z)CoalIndia250
48Neyveli Zero power stationCoalIndia250
49VALUTHUR GTGasIndia187.2
50PERIYARHydroIndia161
51Gummidipoondi Suryadev power stationCoalIndia160
52NuPower Tirunelveli Wind FarmWindIndia150
53PYKARA ALIMATEHydroIndia150
54Nagai Nagapattinam Power ProjectCoalIndia150
55Karapidagai North power stationCoalIndia150
56MANALI REFINERYOilIndia127.9
57BASIN BRIDGE GTGasIndia120
58LOWER METTURHydroIndia120
59KARUPPUR GTGasIndia119.8
60Karappur Combined Cycle power plantGasIndia119.8
61KOVILKALAPPALGasIndia107
62Thirumakotai Combined Cycle power plantGasIndia107
63SAMAYANALLUR DGOilIndia106
64SAMALPATTI DGOilIndia105.7
65KUTTALAM GTGasIndia101
66Kagithapuram Mill power stationCoalIndia100.5
67KODAYAR-I&IIHydroIndia100
68NLC RamanathapuramSolarIndia100
69ShezhilanallurSolarIndia100
70METTUR MALCOCoalIndia100
71Kuttalam Combined Cycle power plantGasIndia96
72IyyermalaiSolarIndia75
73SHOLAYAR I&IIHydroIndia70
74Tulsyan Steel Gummidipoondi captive power stationCoalIndia70
75Gummidipoondi Kamachi power stationCoalIndia70
76Neyveli NLC1SolarIndia65
77Neyveli NLC2SolarIndia65
78Cauvery Power Gummidipoondi captive power stationCoalIndia63
79ALIYARHydroIndia60
80NarikudiSolarIndia60
81ARS Metals Gummidipoondi captive power stationCoalIndia60
82Mettur Siscol power stationCoalIndia60
83PYKARAHydroIndia59.2
84Sai Regency Power power plantGasIndia58
85Kottamangalam Wind FarmWindIndia56.2
86VALANTHARVI GTGasIndia52.8
87Kallurani AadhavanSolarIndia50
88Kallurani PhoebusSolarIndia50
89PonnusangampattiSolarIndia50
90SatturSolarIndia50
91Theni-DundugulSolarIndia50
92TiruchuliSolarIndia50
93Ambasamudram power stationBiomassIndia50
94KayanatharSolarIndia49
95MoolippattiSolarIndia40
96Sakthi Mill power stationBiomassIndia40
97SamudramSolarIndia39
98Nagercoli Wind FarmWindIndia37.6
99ChengamSolarIndia36
100MOYARHydroIndia36
101SURULIYARHydroIndia35
102Wind power project by Riddhi Siddhi Gluco Biols Limited (RSGBL)WindIndia34.6
103Kothari Sugar Mill power stationBiomassIndia33
104PAPANASAMHydroIndia32
105Sakthinagar Sugar Mill power stationBiomassIndia32
106BHAWANI KATTALAI -IIHydroIndia30
107BHAWANI KATTALAI -IIIHydroIndia30
108BHAWANI KATTALAI BARRAGEHydroIndia30
109EluvanampattySolarIndia30
110PARSEN_S VALLEHydroIndia30
111Ramnad WelspunSolarIndia30
112SARKARPATHYHydroIndia30
113Udumalpet Wind FarmWindIndia25.7
114Nellikuppam Sugar power stationBiomassIndia24.5
115Theni Wind FarmWindIndia24
116HZL Palladum Wind FarmWindIndia21
117SWPPL ManurpalayamWindIndia21
118Agaram ASolarIndia20
119EttankulamSolarIndia20
120JambalapuramSolarIndia20
121MusriSolarIndia20
122SERVALARHydroIndia20
123Chittor SNJ power stationBiomassIndia20
124Alathukombai Mill power stationBiomassIndia20
125Anikkadavu Wind FarmWindIndia19.8
126Ponni Sugar power stationBiomassIndia19
127Auro Tirunelveli power stationBiomassIndia18.5
128MelamudimannarSolarIndia18
129Aranthangi 2 power stationBiomassIndia18
130Raghu Rama power stationBiomassIndia18
131KottathurSolarIndia16.5
132Powerica Tirunelveli Wind FarmWindIndia16.5
133iEnergy Theni Wind FarmWindIndia16.5
134KovilpattiSolarIndia15.6
135Kallurani RTSolarIndia15
136MonjanurSolarIndia15
137Dharani Sugar power stationBiomassIndia15
138AmathurSolarIndia14.4
139TVS Tirunelveli Wind FarmWindIndia14.4
140VAIGAI DAMHydroIndia13.5
141MunanjipattiSolarIndia12.4
142Pudukottai AeonSolarIndia12.2
143KS Oils Chinnakuyili Wind FarmWindIndia12
144MuthuramalingapuramSolarIndia11.4
145Bannari Amman Spinning Mills Wind Power ProjectWindIndia11.2
146SWPPL MadhavakurichiWindIndia10.5
147SWPPL VadakkupanavadaliWindIndia10.5
148Apollo ChennaiSolarIndia10
149ArasadiSolarIndia10
150CoimbatoreSolarIndia10
151KamalapuramSolarIndia10
152KarurSolarIndia10
153LITL UthumalaiWindIndia10
154NeyveliSolarIndia10
155TiruchiSolarIndia10
156ValathadippattiSolarIndia10
157Aranthangi Empee power stationBiomassIndia10
158Pollachi Gayatri Biomass power stationBiomassIndia10
159Prathyusha Powergen Biomass power stationBiomassIndia10
160Sattur Biomass power stationBiomassIndia10
161Powerica Theni Wind FarmWindIndia9.9
162LTML Wind Energy Project in Tamil NaduWindIndia9.7
163TVS Kunnur Wind FarmWindIndia9.3
164VedachandurSolarIndia9
165VedasandurSolarIndia8.7
166KombukaranathamSolarIndia7.5
167Auro Pudukottai power stationBiomassIndia7.5
168MukundarayappuramSolarIndia6.9
169Karur Textile Park Wind FarmWindIndia6
170AzhagapuriSolarIndia5.7
171RegunathamadaiSolarIndia5.6
172GRT 6SolarIndia5
173KodaiyurSolarIndia5
174Moovanur GRT 1SolarIndia5
175Moovanur GRT 2SolarIndia5
176Moovanur GRT 3SolarIndia5
177Pambur GRT 1SolarIndia5
178Pambur GRT 2SolarIndia5
179Sivaganga Solar Power PlantSolarIndia5
180WalajaSolarIndia5
181ThekkampattySolarIndia4.9
182Killanur ASolarIndia4.5
183Frost International Palankottai Wind FarmWindIndia4.2
184MuttamSolarIndia4
185Weizzmann Forex Idukki Wind FarmWindIndia3.6
186UPL Dharapuram Wind FarmWindIndia1.7
187Sai Sulphonates Wind MillWindIndia1.5
188TiruppurWindIndia1.5
189Tiruppur 2WindIndia1.5
190Komal West Solar Power PlantSolarIndia1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in tamil nadu, india by capacity?

Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project (India) ranks #1 with 4,000 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 190 power plants in Tamil Nadu, India.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project (4,000); 2. Kadaladi power station (4,000); 3. Marakkanam Super Thermal Power Project (4,000).