Rajasthan is home state
to some of the best power plants in the country. It is amongst the only three
states in the country that has met the target of power generation under the
11th five year plan. Thermal power plants use Coal as a fuel for generation of
electricity. Rajasthan has very less amount of coal.
Suratgarh
Super Thermal Power Station is the
biggest Thermal Power Plants of Rajasthan, which is located approximate 27 km
away from Suratgarh town in Ganganagar district. The thermal plant has 6 units that can
produce 250 MW each (6x250=1500 MW).
List of Thermal Power
Plants of Rajasthan
Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant
Commission Year: 1998
Primary Fuel: Coal
Kota Super Thermal Power Plant
Kota Super Thermal Power Plant Located
on the bank of Chambal River in Kota, Rajasthan. This power plant is the Rajasthan
state's first major coal fired thermal power plant. The plant also known as one
of the most efficient and prestigious thermal power plants in India. Plant has
7 units that can produce 1240 MW electricity.
Commission Year: 1983
Primary Fuel: Coal
Chhabra Thermal Power Plant
Chhabra Thermal
Power Plant is located in located
at Chowki Motipura (Village) of tehsil Chhabra in Rajasthan's Baran district.
The Chhabra Thermal Power Plant is a coal fired
power plant which has 2 operational units with a total installed capacity of
500 MW.
Commission Year: 2010
Primary Fuel: Coal
Kalisindh Thermal
Power Station
Kalisindh Thermal
Power Station is located 12 km away from Jhalawar town in Jhalawar district
of Rajasthan state. The Thermal power plant is completely operated by
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
Commission Year: 2014
Primary Fuel: Coal
Giral
Lignite Power Plant
Giral Lignite Thermal Power
Station (GLTPP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan
Nigam Limited (RRVUNL). The power plant is located in Giral, Barmer district of Rajasthan. The thermal power plant has installed capacity of 250
MW.
Commission Year: 2003
Primary Fuel: Lignite Coal
Barsingar
Thermal Power Station
Barsingar
power station is a 250 MW; lignite based
Thermal Power Station which is operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).
The power plant is located at Barsingsar in Bikaner district, Rajasthan,
India.
The first unit of 125 MW was commissioned on June 2010. The
second unit of 125 MW was commissioned on January 2011.
Commission Year: Unit 1: December, 2011, Unit 2: January, 2012
Primary Fuel: Lignite
JSW Barmer Power
Station
The JSW Barmer
Thermal Power Station is a coal-based power plant which is located
in Bhadresh village in Barmer district of Rajasthan. This thermal
power plant is maintained and operated by the JSW Energy Limited.
Primary
Fuel: Coal
Kawai
Thermal Power Station
Kawai
Thermal Power Station is a
coal-based thermal power plant located in Kawai village in Baran
district of Rajasthan. This thermal power plant is operated by the Adani
Power. Kawai Thermal Power Plant has a total capacity of 1320 MW
and has the capability to expand in future.
Primary Fuel: Coal
VS Lignite Power
Plant
VS Lignite Power
Plant is a lignite-based thermal power plant; it is located in
Gurha village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan. The power plant is
owned by KSK Energy Ventures. The thermal
power station has an installed capacity of 135 MW.
Primary Fuel: Lignite
