Shahpura power station is a 1,500 MW coal power station in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by MP Power Management Company Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.9 million homes (estimated). It ranks #185 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 GEM_coa_shahpura_india.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,500 MW, Shahpura power station is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as 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
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.2% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
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 MP Power Management Company Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
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 23.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #170 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
- Jalpur WtE power station · Biomass · 11.5 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- BARGI · Hydro · 90 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- SEIONI TPP · Coal · 600 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- NTPC Seoni power station · Coal · 600 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Chutka nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 1,400 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- GADARWARA · Coal · 800 MW · Madhya Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 23.138821, 79.667655 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shahpura power station?
Shahpura power station is a 1,500 MW coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Who operates Shahpura power station?
Shahpura power station is operated by MP Power Management Company Ltd [100%].