Maithon hydroelectric power station is a 63 MW hydro power plant located in India. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 63 MW
- Commissioned
- 2012
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Tata Power
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 23.788, 86.819
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
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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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