India

Maithon hydroelectric power station — 63 MW Hydroelectric

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Maithon hydroelectric power station is a 63 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
63 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Tata Power

Operator

Location
23.79, 86.82

Coordinates

Insights

#656
largest in India
#2,882
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,130
largest worldwide
2012
28 yrs newer than avg
163
operated by Tata Power
28
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
63 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Tata Power
Country
India
Coordinates
23.788, 86.819

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,315 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
425,189 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,155
cars per year
709
homes per year
241,585
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Maithon hydroelectric power station is a 63.2 MW hydro power plant in India, commissioned in 1957.

Ranked #147 of 261 hydro plants in India, it contributes 0.12% of India’s total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is the Koyna Complex at 1,956 MW, making Maithon 30.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Mejia Thermal Power Station (2,340 MW, Coal), MEJIA (1,340 MW, Coal), and Raghunathpur TPP PH-I (1,200 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Jharkhand, approximately 250 km from Kolkata.

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