MEJA STPP is a 660 MW coal power station in Uttar Pradesh, India. Based on reported annual generation of 65 GWh, it can supply roughly 19k homes. It ranks #456 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 IND0000532.
Data status
Known data
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102640; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 660 MW, MEJA STPP 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 1%, from 65 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).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.1°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 97% 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: 14/100 — 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 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 #404 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
- Meja Thermal Power Project · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Karchana Thermal Power Project · Coal · 1,980 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Karchana Ultra Mega Power Project · Coal · 4,000 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Naini Solar Power Plant · Solar · 6.4 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Pura Lakchhan · Solar · 40 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- PRYAGRAJ (BARA) TPP · Coal · 1,980 MW · Madhya Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 25.1447, 81.9415 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MEJA STPP?
MEJA STPP is a 660 MW coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2018.
How much electricity does MEJA STPP generate?
MEJA STPP generates about 65 GWh of electricity per year.