Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #232 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 years old — recently built. 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 GEM_coa_bilhaursuperthermal_india.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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.
Key facts
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.2% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 336 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)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by NTPC Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #212 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
- Panki Thermal Power Station · Coal · 660 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Jagdishpur captive power station · Coal · 500 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- AURAIYA GT · Gas · 663 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Sandila power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Auraiya IGCC power station · Coal · 300 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Auraiya Unitech power station · Coal · 250 MW · Uttar Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 26.763391, 80.05806 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant?
Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2022.
Who operates Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant?
Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%].