R_GUNDEM STPS is a 2,600 MW coal power station in Telangana, India. It ranks #83 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. 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 IND0000353.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,600 MW, R_GUNDEM STPS is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #77 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
- R_GUNDEM - B · Coal · 62.5 MW · Telangana
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- Pegadapalli (Jaipur Mandal) power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Telangana
- SINGARENI TPP · Coal · 1,200 MW · Telangana
- Manchini ACME · Solar · 50 MW · Telangana
- Mandamarri Renew · Solar · 48 MW · Telangana
Location
Coordinates 18.7572, 79.456 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is R_GUNDEM STPS?
R_GUNDEM STPS is a 2,600 MW coal power plant in Telangana, India, Announced 1990.