Talcher Thermal Power Station
Talcher Thermal Power station is located in Talcher sub-division of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha Pin.759101. The existing plant was closed on 31 March 2021 with the plans to set up a new plant still in discussion phase. The power plant is one of the coal-based plants of NTPC. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Jagannath Mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. Source of water for the plant is from Brahmani River. It has its own railway station and is well connected to three other important stations in close vicinity: Talcher Road, Angul and Talcher Stations. This power plant has been ranked among the best power plants in the country despite being the oldest plant in the state. It has consistently topped the charts in NTPC for the last four years and was also the nation's top power plant (by PLF) in 2015-16.
| Talcher Thermal Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Location | Talcher, Angul district |
| Coordinates | 20°54′37″N 85°12′24″E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | February 1968 |
| Decommission date | 31 March 2021 |
| Owner(s) | NTPC |
| Operator(s) | NTPC |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 60 MW 2 × 110 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 460 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
On 23 November 2016, TTPS achieved the highest-ever power generation among all the power plants in the country in a single day at 104.13% PLF.