Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

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 10th-largest coal-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of 4,760 MW.^[1] The coal for the power plant is sourced from the Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of the Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.^[2] The power 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.^[3]

Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Official name	NTPC Vindhyachal
Country	India
Location	Waidhan, Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Commission date	1987 (Stage I) to 2015 (Stage V)
Owner	NTPC
Operator	NTPC Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 × 210 MW 7 × 500 MW 2 × 4 MW HYDRO 15 MW SOLAR
Make and model	LMZ Electrosila BHEL
Nameplate capacity	4,783 MW
External links
Website	ntpc.co.in/vindhyachal

The electricity is consumed in the following states: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu and Dadar Nagar Haveli.^[1]

Capacity

NTPC Vindhyachal^[2]

Stage	Unit	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning
I	1	210	October 1987
	2	210	July 1988
	3	210	February 1989
	4	210	December 1989
	5	210	March 1990
	6	210	February 1991
II	7	500	March 1999
	8	500	February 2000
III	9	500	July 2006
	10	500	March 2007
IV	11	500	June 2012
	12	500	March 2013
V	13	500	August 2015
	Solar	15
	Hydro	2 × 4
Total		4783 MW

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