TALWANDI SABO is a 1,980 MW coal power station in Punjab, India. It is operated by Vedanta (Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd). Based on reported annual generation of 9,860 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.8 million homes. It ranks #123 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 10,159,100 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 2.4 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 IND0000440.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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 · L100000102518; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,980 MW, TALWANDI SABO 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.
~10,159,100 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
- Load factor
- 57%, from 9,860 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 1,424 GWh in 2014 and 9,860 GWh in 2018 (+593%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 9,860 GWh; 2014: 1,424 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.2% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 267 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Vedanta (Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.9°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 86% 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: 18/100 — 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #114 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
- Nangla · Solar · 15 MW · Punjab
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- Nagla · Solar · 4.1 MW · Punjab
- Teona Photon · Solar · 25 MW · Haryana
- Kewal · Solar · 20 MW · Haryana
- Teona Welspun 2 · Solar · 4.1 MW · Haryana
Location
Coordinates 29.924, 75.2372 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TALWANDI SABO?
TALWANDI SABO is a 1,980 MW coal power plant in Punjab, India, commissioned in 2015.
How much electricity does TALWANDI SABO generate?
TALWANDI SABO generates about 9,860 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates TALWANDI SABO?
TALWANDI SABO is operated by Vedanta (Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd).
How much CO₂ does TALWANDI SABO emit?
TALWANDI SABO has modelled emissions of about 10,159,100 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).