JALLIPPA KAPURDI TPP is a 1,080 MW coal power station in Rajasthan, India. Based on reported annual generation of 6,017 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes. It ranks #364 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. 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 IND0000157.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102526; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,080 MW, JALLIPPA KAPURDI TPP 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 64%, from 6,017 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 6,556 GWh in 2014 and 6,017 GWh in 2018 (−8%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 6,556 GWh; 2016: 5,826 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 174 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).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.9°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 99% 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #339 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
- JSW Barmer Jalipa Kapurdi power station · Coal · 1,080 MW · Rajasthan
- Giral power station · Coal · 250 MW · Rajasthan
- LNJP Bahla Basti Wind Farm · Wind · 20 MW · Rajasthan
- Bonada Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Rajasthan
- Kohinoor Wind Farm · Wind · 24 MW · Rajasthan
- Patodi Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Rajasthan
Location
Coordinates 25.8888, 71.3236 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is JALLIPPA KAPURDI TPP?
JALLIPPA KAPURDI TPP is a 1,080 MW coal power plant in Rajasthan, India, commissioned in 2011.
How much electricity does JALLIPPA KAPURDI TPP generate?
JALLIPPA KAPURDI TPP generates about 6,017 GWh of electricity per year.