Power plants: north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Power plant | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathpa Jhakri (hydro) Sutlej, Himachal Pradesh. | Himachal Pradesh | 31.6° | – |
| 2 | Tehri (hydro) Uttarakhand. | Uttarakhand | 30.4° | 2008, 2002 |
| 3 | Narora (nuclear) Uttar Pradesh, on the Ganga. | Uttar Pradesh | 28.2° | – |
| 4 | Bhadla Solar Park Jodhpur, Rajasthan; one of the world's largest solar parks. | Rajasthan | 27.5° | – |
| 5 | Rawatbhata (nuclear) Rajasthan, on the Chambal. | Rajasthan | 24.9° | – |
| 6 | Rewa Solar Park Madhya Pradesh. | Madhya Pradesh | 24.5° | – |
| 7 | Vindhyachal (thermal) Singrauli, MP; India's largest thermal power station. | Madhya Pradesh | 24.1° | – |
| 8 | Mundra (thermal) Gujarat; coastal, imported-coal plant. | Gujarat | 22.8° | – |
| 9 | Sardar Sarovar (hydro) Narmada, Gujarat. | Gujarat | 21.8° | – |
| 10 | Kakrapar (nuclear) Gujarat. | Gujarat | 21.2° | – |
| 11 | Talcher (thermal) Odisha. | Odisha | 21.1° | – |
| 12 | Tarapur (nuclear) Maharashtra; India's first nuclear power plant (1969). | Maharashtra | 19.8° | – |
| 13 | Koyna (hydro) Maharashtra. | Maharashtra | 17.4° | – |
| 14 | Kaiga (nuclear) Karnataka. | Karnataka | 14.9° | – |
| 15 | Pavagada Solar Park Tumakuru, Karnataka. | Karnataka | 14.2° | – |
| 16 | Kalpakkam (nuclear) Tamil Nadu; also hosts the fast-breeder programme. | Tamil Nadu | 12.6° | – |
| 17 | Muppandal (wind) Tamil Nadu; a large wind-power cluster near the Aralvaimozhi pass. | Tamil Nadu | 8.2° | – |
| 18 | Kudankulam (nuclear) Tamil Nadu; built with Russian cooperation; India's largest nuclear station. | Tamil Nadu | 8.2° | – |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/power-plants/print/