Nabinagar Thermal Power Project is a 1,000 MW coal power station in Bihar, India. It is operated by Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #391 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 5,679,200 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.3 million 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-4723.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 · L100000102114; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,000 MW, Nabinagar Thermal Power Project is around 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.
~5,679,200 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
- 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 294 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 Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.7°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 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 #360 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
- NABI NAGAR TPP · Coal · 750 MW · Bihar
- Kochar power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Bihar
- Palamau Plant power station · Coal · 60 MW · Jharkhand
- Daudpur · Solar · 25 MW · Bihar
- Bhawnathpur power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Jharkhand
- Sherghati · Solar · 16.5 MW · Bihar
Location
Coordinates 24.7051, 84.0887 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Nabinagar Thermal Power Project?
Nabinagar Thermal Power Project is a 1,000 MW coal power plant in Bihar, India, commissioned in 2016.
Who operates Nabinagar Thermal Power Project?
Nabinagar Thermal Power Project is operated by Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Nabinagar Thermal Power Project emit?
Nabinagar Thermal Power Project has modelled emissions of about 5,679,200 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).