TALCHER is a 460 MW coal power station in Odisha, India. It ranks #567 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 IND0000438.
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 460 MW, TALCHER is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — 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 #489 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
- Angul Smelter power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Odisha
- KAMALANGA · Coal · 1,050 MW · Odisha
- Kharagprasad power station · Coal · 94 MW · Odisha
- Kishore Nagar Coal-to-Liquids Project · Coal · 1,350 MW · Odisha
- Nandichod power station · Coal · 135 MW · Odisha
- Kadala · Solar · 40 MW · Odisha
Location
Coordinates 20.9099, 85.2072 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TALCHER?
TALCHER is a 460 MW coal power plant in Odisha, India, Construction 1974.