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Shri Singaji MALWA TPP

Coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India. Approximate location 22.0971, 76.5317.

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Shri Singaji MALWA TPP is a 2,520 MW coal power station in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL). Based on reported annual generation of 7,275 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.1 million homes. It ranks #86 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 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).

2,520Source-backed capacity
7,275GWh reported / yr
2,078,685homes powered
2016commissioned (~10 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000410.

Data status

Known data

FacilityShri Singaji MALWA TPP WRI
CountryIndia · Madhya Pradesh WRI
Coordinates22.0971, 76.5317 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity2,520 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL) WRI
Commissioned2016 WRI
GWh reported / yr7,275 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions7,275,400 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#86 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#80 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.52× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,078,685 calculated from reported generation
Climate27.2°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000102366); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,520 MW, Shri Singaji MALWA TPP is well above 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.

Reported generation trend

2014: 1,585 GWh20142015: 3,961 GWh20152016: 2,291 GWh20162017: 3,527 GWh20172018: 7,275 GWh20187k GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL).

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 22.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.2°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,358cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
265 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 21 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 28 °CMA: 33 °CAM: 35 °CMJ: 32 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 27 °CAS: 27 °CSO: 27 °CON: 23 °CND: 21 °CD35 °C

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
14.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
419 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #80 largest coal power plant of 716 in India by capacity.

India has 716 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 806,969 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 22.0971, 76.5317 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Shri Singaji MALWA TPP?

Shri Singaji MALWA TPP is a 2,520 MW source-record coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2016.

How much electricity does Shri Singaji MALWA TPP generate?

Shri Singaji MALWA TPP generates about 7,275 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Shri Singaji MALWA TPP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,078,685 homes.

Who operates Shri Singaji MALWA TPP?

Shri Singaji MALWA TPP is operated by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL).

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