Thermal Power Station in India

1. Coal based thermal power stations produce nearly 70% of the electricity produced in India and are located at:

1. Durgapur, Farakka, Bandel, Santaldih, Titagarh and Kolaghat in West Bengal,
2. Bokaro, Patratu and Chandrapura in Jharkhand,
3. Talcher in Orissa,
4. Korba and Amarkantak in Chhatisgarh,
5. Satpura and Singarauli in Madhya Pradesh,
6. Panki, Obra and Harduarganj in Uttar Pradesh,
7. Badarpur in Delhi,
8. Ukai and Gandhinagar in Gujarat,
9. Nasik and Bhuswal in Maharashtra, and,
10. Neyveli in Tamil Nadu.

2. Mineral oil and natural gas based power stations produce only 2% of the electricity produced in India. These are located at:

1. Naharkatiya and Digboi in Assam,
2. Barauni in Bihar,
3. Dhubran in Gujarat,
4. Trombay in Maharashtra,
5. Haldia and Kolkata in West Bengal.

Thermal power plants are also located at Bakreswar in West Bengal and Ramagundam in Andhra Pradesh.