Uppur power station is a 1,600 MW coal power station in Tamil Nadu, India. It ranks #176 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_uppur_india.
Data status
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,600 MW, Uppur power station is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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 #164 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
- Sai Regency Power power plant · Gas · 58 MW · Tamil Nadu
- VALUTHUR GT · Gas · 187.2 MW · Tamil Nadu
- VALANTHARVI GT · Gas · 52.8 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Arkay Energy Rameswarm power station · Gas · 255 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Pambur GRT 2 · Solar · 5 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Pambur GRT 1 · Solar · 5 MW · Tamil Nadu
Location
Coordinates 9.58299, 78.90976 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Uppur power station?
Uppur power station is a 1,600 MW coal power plant in Tamil Nadu, India, Construction 2025.