MOUDA STPS is a 2,320 MW coal power station in Maharashtra, India. It is operated by NTPC Limited. Based on reported annual generation of 11,180 GWh, it can supply roughly 3.2 million homes. It ranks #102 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 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 IND0000273.
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 · L100000102415; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,320 MW, MOUDA STPS is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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
- 55%, from 11,180 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 54% median for 167 coal plants in India
- Generation trend
- 2,096 GWh in 2014 and 11,180 GWh in 2018 (+433%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 11,180 GWh; 2015: 1,718 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.3% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 247 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 NTPC Limited.
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 As) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.2°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 #96 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
- NAGPUR GMT · Biomass · 10 MW · Maharashtra
- BHANDARA STEEL MILL · Coal · 15 MW · Maharashtra
- Shalivahana Nagpur power station · Biomass · 10 MW · Maharashtra
- K_KHEDA II · Coal · 1,340 MW · Maharashtra
- Khaperkheda power station · Coal · 1,340 MW · Maharashtra
- Bhandara power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Maharashtra
Location
Coordinates 21.1797, 79.3978 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MOUDA STPS?
MOUDA STPS is a 2,320 MW coal power plant in Maharashtra, India, commissioned in 2014.
How much electricity does MOUDA STPS generate?
MOUDA STPS generates about 11,180 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates MOUDA STPS?
MOUDA STPS is operated by NTPC Limited.