Dhopave coal plant (NTPC) is a 1,600 MW coal power station in Maharashtra, India. It is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #166 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_dhopavecoalntpc_india.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 1,600 MW, Dhopave coal plant (NTPC) 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
- 0.2% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
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%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 17.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion 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 #154 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
- Dhopave Thermal Power Station (Mahagenco) · Coal · 2,780 MW · Maharashtra
- RATNAGIRI GAS · Gas · 1,968 MW · Maharashtra
- JSW RATNAGIRI TPP · Coal · 1,200 MW · Maharashtra
- Rampur coal plant · Coal · 1,000 MW · Maharashtra
- Hari Hareshwar power station (Veshvi and Bankot) · Coal · 1,600 MW · Maharashtra
- KOYNA COMPLEX · Hydro · 1,956 MW · Maharashtra
Location
Coordinates 17.55829, 73.192694 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Dhopave coal plant (NTPC)?
Dhopave coal plant (NTPC) is a 1,600 MW coal power plant in Maharashtra, India.
Who operates Dhopave coal plant (NTPC)?
Dhopave coal plant (NTPC) is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%].