Darlipali power station is a 4,800 MW coal power station in Odisha, India. It is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 6.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #6 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 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_darlipali_india.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 1,600 MW for Darlipali 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
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 4,800 MW, Darlipali power station is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). 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
- 0.6% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 331 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 tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.0°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 #3 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
- Sundargarh Ultra Mega Power Project · Coal · 4,000 MW · Odisha
- Sodamal power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Odisha
- Hemgir power station · Coal · 1,600 MW · Odisha
- Basundhara power station · Coal · 4,000 MW · Odisha
- STERLITE TPP · Coal · 600 MW · Odisha
- Jharsuguda Sterlite power station · Coal · 2,400 MW · Odisha
Location
Coordinates 21.963554, 83.89187 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Darlipali power station?
Darlipali power station is a 4,800 MW coal power plant in Odisha, India, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Darlipali power station?
Darlipali power station is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%].