Dongamahua Captive Power Plant is a 540 MW coal power station in Chhattisgarh, India. It is operated by Jindal Steel Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 676k homes (estimated). It ranks #518 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 3,066,600 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 715k 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 CT-4762.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102142; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 540 MW, Dongamahua Captive Power Plant is below 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.
~3,066,600 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
- Share of India coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 197 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 Jindal Steel Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
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 22.1°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 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 #455 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
- TAMNAR TPP · Coal · 2,400 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Gare Pelma power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Chhattisgarh
- BLA Chhattisgarh power station · Coal · 540 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Raigarh TRN Power Project · Coal · 600 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Raigarh Ind Power power station · Coal · 65 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Hamirpur power station · Coal · 600 MW · Chhattisgarh
Location
Coordinates 22.1279, 83.5359 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Dongamahua Captive Power Plant?
Dongamahua Captive Power Plant is a 540 MW coal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India, commissioned in 2012.
Who operates Dongamahua Captive Power Plant?
Dongamahua Captive Power Plant is operated by Jindal Steel Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Dongamahua Captive Power Plant emit?
Dongamahua Captive Power Plant has modelled emissions of about 3,066,600 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).