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Power Plants in India
India has 1,589 power plants on the map, adding up to about 316 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS1,589
TOTAL CAPACITY316 GW
MOST COMMON FUELSolar
By fuel
How India’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Solar851 · 54% · 26 GW
Coal253 · 16% · 205 GW
Hydro233 · 15% · 46 GW
Wind108 · 7% · 4 GW
Gas68 · 4% · 25 GW
Biomass50 · 3% · 1 GW
Oil17 · 1% · 2 GW
Nuclear9 · 1% · 9 GW
Largest power plants in India
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
4,760 MWVINDH_CHAL STPSCoal2002
4,620 MWMUNDRA TPPCoal2010
4,000 MWMUNDRA UMPPCoal2012
3,960 MWSASAN UMPPCoal2013
3,300 MWTIRORA TPPCoal2013
3,000 MWRIHANDCoal2002
3,000 MWTALCHER STPSCoal2001
2,980 MWSIPAT STPSCoal2010
2,920 MWCHANDRAPUR_CoalCoal1999
2,630 MWANPARACoal2000
2,600 MWKORBA STPSCoal1991
2,600 MWR_GUNDEM STPSCoal1990
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