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ANAPARA "C"

Coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India. Approximate location 24.2007, 82.8.

CoalMadhya PradeshIndiasubcritical

ANAPARA "C" is a 1,200 MW coal power station in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by MEIL Anpara Energy Ltd [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 7,874 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.2 million homes. It ranks #321 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

1,200Source-backed capacity
7,874GWh reported / yr
2,249,714homes powered
2011commissioned (~15 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000010.

Data status

Known data

FacilityANAPARA "C" WRI
CountryIndia · Madhya Pradesh WRI
Coordinates24.2007, 82.8 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity1,200 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMEIL Anpara Energy Ltd [100%] WRI
Commissioned2011 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI
GWh reported / yr7,874 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions7,874,000 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#321 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#301 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.20× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,249,714 calculated from reported generation
Climate25.4°C · HDD 39 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 39/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000102611); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,200 MW, ANAPARA "C" is well above 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.

Reported generation trend

2014: 7,744 GWh20142015: 8,077 GWh20152016: 7,902 GWh20162017: 7,941 GWh20172018: 7,874 GWh20188k GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by MEIL Anpara Energy Ltd [100%].

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 24.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

25.4°Cannual mean temp
39heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,752cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
291 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 17 °CJF: 20 °CFM: 25 °CMA: 30 °CAM: 33 °CMJ: 32 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 26 °CON: 21 °CND: 18 °CD33 °C

Heating degree-days here run 98% 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: 14/100 — 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
39/100environmental-severity index
16.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
558 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #301 largest coal power plant of 716 in India by capacity.

India has 716 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 806,969 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 24.2007, 82.8 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is ANAPARA "C"?

ANAPARA "C" is a 1,200 MW source-record coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2011.

How much electricity does ANAPARA "C" generate?

ANAPARA "C" generates about 7,874 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can ANAPARA "C" power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,249,714 homes.

Who operates ANAPARA "C"?

ANAPARA "C" is operated by MEIL Anpara Energy Ltd [100%].

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