LARA is a 800 MW coal power station in Chhattisgarh, India. It is operated by JSW Energy Ltd [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 249 GWh, it can supply roughly 71k homes. It ranks #430 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 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 IND0000531.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 · L100000102164; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 800 MW, LARA is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. 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
- 4%, from 249 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Share of India coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 325 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).
Owner
Operated by JSW Energy 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 savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.8°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 #390 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
- Raigarh Ind Power power station · Coal · 65 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Gorra Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 540 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Adani Raigarh Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 600 MW · Chhattisgarh
- AVANTHA BHANDAR TPP · Coal · 600 MW · Chhattisgarh
- Raigarh Jindal power station · Coal · 240 MW · Chhattisgarh
- NAWAPARA · Coal · 600 MW · Chhattisgarh
Location
Coordinates 21.757, 83.4573 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LARA?
LARA is a 800 MW coal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India, commissioned in 2018.
How much electricity does LARA generate?
LARA generates about 249 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates LARA?
LARA is operated by JSW Energy Ltd [100%].