Major Thermal Power Plants in India

A thermal power plant is generally a steam driven power plant. The force that spins the turbines in the plant is steam that is either used to drive an electric generator or any other work that requires power. 

However there are variations in the functioning of different types of thermal power plants which mostly depends of the kind of fuel used. The most frequently used fuel for thermal power plants in India is coal.

About 70% of the electricity consumed in India is generated through thermal power plants. India is home to numerous thermal power plants which are renowned all over the world.

Amarkantak TPS	Chachai	Madhya Pradesh
Anpara TPS	Anpara	Uttar Pradesh
Anta Thermal Power Station	Anta	Rajasthan
Arasmeta CPP (private)	Janjgir	Chattisgarh
Auraiya Thermal Power Station	Dibiyapur	Uttar Pradesh
Badarpur TPP	Badarpur	NCT Delhi
Bakreswar TPS	Suri	West Bengal
Barauni TPP	Barauni	Bihar
Barsingsar LignitPower Plant e	Barsingsar	Rajasthan
Bellary TPP	Kudatini	Karnataka
Bhusawal TPS	Deepnagar	Maharastra
Bokarao Thermal Power Station 'B'	Bokaro	Jharkhand
Chandrapur STPS	Chandrapur	Maharastra
Chandrapura Thermal Power Station	Chandrapura	Jharkhand
Chhabra STPP	Mothipura	Rajasthan
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram TPP	Yamunanagar	Haryana
Dr Narla Tatarao TPS	Ibrahimpatnam	Andhra Pradesh
Dr Shyama Prakash Mukharjee TPP	Chattisgarh
Durgapur Thermal Power Station	Durgapur	West Bengal
Durgapur TPP	Durgapur	West Bengal
Ennore TPS	Ennore	Tamilnadu
Farakka STPS	Nagarun	West Bengal
Faridabad Thermal Power Plant	Mujedi	Haryana
Feroz Gandhi Unchahar TPP	Unchahar	Uttar Pradesh
Gandhinagar TPS	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
Giral Lignite TPS	Thumbli	Rajasthan
Guru Gobind SSTP	Ghanauli	Punjab
Guru Hargobind TP	Lehra Mohabbat	Punjab
Guru Nanak dev TP	Bathinda	Punjab
Harduaganj TPS	Harduaganj	Uttar Pradesh
IB Thermal pp	Banharpali	Orissa
Indraprashta PS	Delhi	NCT Delhi
Jhanor-Gandhar TPS	Urjanagar	Gujarat
Jindal Megha PP (private)	Tamnar	Chattisgarh
JSW Vijanagar PP-II (private)	Vijaynagar	Karnataka
Kahalgaon STPS	Kahalgaon	Bihar
Kakatiya TPS	Chelpur	Andhra Pradesh
Kaparkheda TPS	Kaparkheda	Maharastra
Kawas TPS	Adityanagar	Gujarat
Kolaghat TPS	Mecheda	West Bengal
Koradi TPS	Koradi	Maharastra
Korba STPP	Jamani Palli	Chattisgarh
STPS	Kota	Rajasthan
Kothagudem TPS	Paloncha	Andhra Pradesh
Kothagudem V stage TPS	Paloncha	Andhra Pradesh
Kutch Lignite TPS	Panandhro	Gujarat
Lanco Amarkantak TPP (private)	Pathadi	Chattisgarh
Lanco Udupi TPP (private)	Nandikoor	Karnataka
Mejia Thermal Power Station	Durlavpur	West Bengal
Mettur TPS	Metturdam	Tamilnadu
Muzaffarpur TPP	Kanti	Bihar
Nashik TPS	Nashik	Maharastra
National Capital TPP	Vidyutnagar	Uttar Pradesh
Neyveli TPS 1	Neyveli	Tamilnadu
Neyveli TPS 2	Neyveli	Tamilnadu
North Chennai TPS	Athipattu	Tamilnadu
Obra TPS	Obra	Uttar Pradesh
Panipat TPP 1	Assan	Haryana
Panipat TPP 2	Assan	Haryana
Panki TPS	Panki	Uttar Pradesh
Paras TPS	Vidyutnagar	Maharastra
Pariccha TPS	Pariccha	Uttar Pradesh
Parli TPS	Parli-Vaijnath	Maharastra
Raichur Super TPS	Raichur	Karnataka
Rajghat PS	Delhi	NCT Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi CCPP	kayamkulam	Kerala
Rajwest Lignite Power Plant (private)	Rajasthan
Ramagundam B TPS	Ramagundam	Andhra Pradesh
Ramagundam STPS	Jyothi Nagar	Andhra Pradesh
Rayalaseema TPS	Cuddapah	Andhra Pradesh
Rihand TPP	Rihand Nagar	Uttar Pradesh
Rosa TPP (private)	Rosa	Uttar Pradesh
Sabarmati TPS (Private)	Ahamadabad	Gujarat
Sagardighi TPS	Manigram	West Bengal
Sanjay Gandhi TPS	Birsinghpur	Madhya Pradesh
Santaldih TPS	West Bengal
Satpura TPS	Sarni	Madhya Pradesh
Sikka TPS	Jamnagar	Gujarat
Simhadri STPS	Simhadri	Andhra Pradesh
Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station	Shaktinagar	Uttar Pradesh
Sipat TPP	Sipat	Chattisgarh
Surat Lignite TPS	Nani Naroli	Gujarat
Suratgarh STPS	Suratgarh	Rajasthan
Talcher STPS	Kaniha	Orissa
Talcher TPP	Talcher	Orissa
Tanda TPP	Vidyutnagar	Uttar Pradesh
Tuticorin TPS	Tuticorin	Tamilnadu
Ukai TPS	Ukai dam	Gujarat
Vindhyachal STPS	Vidhya Nagar	Madhya Pradesh
VS Lignite Power Plant (private)	Gurha	Rajasthan
Wanakbori TPS	Wanakbori	Gujarat