BOKARO B is a 210 MW coal power station in Jharkhand, India. It is operated by Damodar Valley Corp. Based on reported annual generation of 568 GWh, it can supply roughly 162k homes. It ranks #715 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1993, it is around 33 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 3,161,400 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 737k 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 IND0000064.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 500 MW for Bokaro Thermal Power Station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102248; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 210 MW, BOKARO B 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.
~3,161,400 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
- 31%, from 568 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 1,439 GWh in 2014 and 568 GWh in 2018 (−61%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 1,634 GWh; 2017: 494 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 56 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 Damodar Valley Corp. All plants by this company →
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 23.8°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 100% 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 #552 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
- TENUGHAT · Coal · 420 MW · Jharkhand
- Bokaro Steel City Thermal Power Station · Coal · 381 MW · Jharkhand
- BOKARO A ''EXP'' · Coal · 500 MW · Jharkhand
- CHANDRAPURA · Coal · 500 MW · Jharkhand
- Gola power station · Coal · 63 MW · Jharkhand
- SUBERNREKHA I&II · Hydro · 130 MW · Jharkhand
Location
Coordinates 23.785, 85.88 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is BOKARO B?
BOKARO B is a 210 MW coal power plant in Jharkhand, India, commissioned in 1993.
How much electricity does BOKARO B generate?
BOKARO B generates about 568 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates BOKARO B?
BOKARO B is operated by Damodar Valley Corp.
How much CO₂ does BOKARO B emit?
BOKARO B has modelled emissions of about 3,161,400 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).