Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Official name	NTPC Vindhyachal
Country	India
Location	Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Commission date	1987
Owner(s)	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	4,760 MW

The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station is located in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the coal-fired power stations of NTPC, it is the largest power station in India, and the 9th largest coal-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of 4,760 MW. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station. The plant is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the second most carbon dioxide in 2018, after Bełchatów Power Station, at 33.9 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.485 kg per kWh.

The electricity is consumed in the following states: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu and Dadar Nagar Haveli.

Capacity

NTPC Vindhyachal

Unit	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning
1	210	October 1987
2	210	July 1988
3	210	February 1989
4	210	December 1989
5	210	March 1990
6	210	February 1991
7	500	March 1999
8	500	February 2000
9	500	July 2006
10	500	March 2007
11	500	June 2012
12	500
13	500
Total	4760 MW