Source of Power Generation in India
Thermal power is the
"largest" source of power in India.
There are different
types of Thermal power plants based on the fuel used to generate the steam such
as Coal, Gas, Diesel etc.
Note: About 75% of
electricity consumed in India are generated by thermal power plants.
Breakup of power
sources in India -
Coal – 60.2% Gas – 8.9% Oil – 0.5% Hydro – 16.1%
Nuclear - 1.9% Renewable Energy Sources (RES) – 12.5%
Thermal Power
plants (TPS) in India:
- > Mundra TPS,
Kutch, Gujarat
- > Vindhyachal
TPS, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
- > Talcher Super
TPS, Angul, Odisha
- > Sipat TPS,
Bilaspur , Chhattisgarh
- > Korba Super
TPS, Chattisgarh
- > Rihand TPS,
Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
- > Jharsuguda
TPS, Odisha
- > Tiroda TPS,
Maharashtra
- > Anpara TPS –
Uttar Pradesh
- > Barauni TPP –
Bihar
- > Bellary TPP –
Karnataka
- > Durgapur TPP –
West Bengal
- > Sikka TPS –
Gujarat
- > Satpura TPS –
Madhya Pradesh
- > Singrauli
Super Thermal Power Station – UP
- > Wanakbori TPS
- Gujarat
Nuclear power
plants in India:
Narora atomic power
plant - Narora, UP
Rajasthan atomic
power plant: Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan(India & Candada)
Tarapur atomic
power plant – Maharashtra (India & US)
Kakarpar atomic
power plant - Gujarat
Madras atomic power
plant - Tamilnadu
Kaiga atomic power
plant - Karnataka
Kundankullam : in
Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu (India& Russia)
Jaitapur Nuclear
Power Plant - Ratnagiri district inMaharashtra (India & France)
Largest Dams in India:
- > Tehri Dam: on
Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand
- > Lakhwar Dam on
Yamuna river, Uttrakhand
- > Iduuki Arch
Dam – on Periyar river, Kerala
- > Koyna Dam – on
Koyana river, Maharshtra
- > Bhakra nangal
Dam: on Sutlej River, Punjab and HimachalPradesh.
- > Sardar Sarovar
Dam: on Narmada River, Gujarat
- > Srisailam dam:
on Narmada River, Andhra Pradesh
- > Ranjit Sagar
Dam: on Rav river, Punjab
- > Baglihar Dam:
on Chenab river , J& K
- > Cheruthoni
(Eb) Dam: on Cheruthoni, Kerala
- > Hirakud Dam:
on Mahanadi River, Orissa
- > Nagarjuna
sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh
- > Indira
SagarDam: on Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh
- > Ukai Dam: on
Tapi river, Gujarat
- > Maithon Dam:
on Barakar river, Jharkhand
- >
Krishnarajsagar Dam: on kaveri river, Karnataka
- > Mettur Dam: on
Kaveri River, Salem district in Tamil Nadu
- > TungaBhadra
Dam – on Tungabhadra rive, Karnataka