AMAR KANTAK is a 210 MW coal power station in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 1,488 GWh, it can supply roughly 425k homes. It ranks #714 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,452,718 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 339k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000007.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102353; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 210 MW, AMAR KANTAK is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~1,452,718 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 81%, from 1,488 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 1,888 GWh in 2014 and 1,488 GWh in 2018 (−21%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 1,888 GWh; 2016: 1,338 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 131 of 354 dated coal plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 23.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 99% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 13/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #551 largest coal power plant of 713 in India by capacity.
India has 713 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 805,419 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Torrent Power thermal power station · Coal · 1,600 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Banas Thermal Power project (Anuppur) · Coal · 1,320 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh Jain Energy power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- ANUPPUR · Coal · 600 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- ANUPUR TPP · Coal · 1,260 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Shahdol power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Madhya Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 23.1642, 81.6373 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is AMAR KANTAK?
AMAR KANTAK is a 210 MW coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2008.
How much electricity does AMAR KANTAK generate?
AMAR KANTAK generates about 1,488 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates AMAR KANTAK?
AMAR KANTAK is operated by Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does AMAR KANTAK emit?
AMAR KANTAK has modelled emissions of about 1,452,718 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).