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Dhakore power station

Coal power plant in Maharashtra, India. Approximate location 15.766642, 73.70004.

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Dhakore power station is a 1,050 MW coal power station in Maharashtra, India. It is operated by Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #376 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

1,050MW installed capacity
1,314,000homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityDhakore power station GEM-coal
CountryIndia · Maharashtra GEM-coal
Coordinates15.766642, 73.70004 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity1,050 MW GEM GCPT; source record
OwnerInd-Barath Energy (Utkal) Ltd [100%] GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions4,599,000 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#376 / 2225 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#349 / 713 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.05× · 1,000 MW · n=713 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,314,000 calculated
Environmental severityCX · 51/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,050 MW, Dhakore power station is around 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in India

Ontimavadi power station: 6,300 MW6kOntimavadi…Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park: 5,280 MW5kWelspun Me…Darlipali power station: 4,800 MW5kDarlipali …VINDH_CHAL STPS: 4,760 MW5kVINDH_CHAL…MUNDRA TPP: 4,620 MW5kMUNDRA TPPMundra Thermal Power Project (Adani): 4,620 MW5kMundra The…MUNDRA UMPP: 4,000 MW4kMUNDRA UMPPTata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project: 4,000 MW4kTata Mundr…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) 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 15.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

CXISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
51/100environmental-severity index
4.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
5 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 #349 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.

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Location

Coordinates 15.766642, 73.70004 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Dhakore power station?

Dhakore power station is a 1,050 MW coal power plant in Maharashtra, India.

How many homes can Dhakore power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,314,000 homes (estimated).

Who operates Dhakore power station?

Dhakore power station is operated by Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) Ltd [100%].

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