Talcher (thermal)
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Overview
Talcher in Odisha is in the Mahanadi valley Gondwana coalfields, with the Ib valley.
It is in Angul district, close to the Talcher coalfield.
NTPC runs the Talcher Super Thermal Power Station at Kaniha.
Talcher coalfield is one of India's largest, and a coal-to-gas fertiliser plant is coming up here.
The station's power is shared by the southern and eastern regions.
Talcher's coal is mostly high-ash, non-coking coal, typical of Indian thermal coal.
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited runs mines in the area.
The coal gasification project aims to make urea from coal instead of imported gas.
Geography and key facts
- Odisha
- Mahanadi coalfield
- Angul district
- NTPC Kaniha
- Talcher coalfield
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on coal.
Note for UPSC
Odisha.
Power plants are asked as plant–state pairs and by type of energy.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Talcher (thermal) yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Power plant
- State / UT
- Odisha
- Kind
- thermal
- Coordinates
- 21.088°N, 85.081°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.