Day Today GK has prepared a list of Important Thermal and Nuclear Power Plants in India.

It is very important to know about the name and location of Thermal and Nuclear power plants in India. Questions from this topic has appeared in many competitive exams in General Awareness Category.

What is a Thermal Power Plant?

A thermal power station is a power plant in which heat energy is converted to electric power. In most of the places in the world the turbine is steam-driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator.

What is a Nuclear Power Plant?

A nuclear power plant is a type of power station that generates electricity using heat from nuclear reactions. These reactions take place within a reactor. The plant also has machines which remove heat from the reactor to operate a steam turbine and generator to make electricity. Electricity made by nuclear power plants is called nuclear power.

Thermal Power Plants in India

Note : Important Power plants mentioned in bold and blue colour words

Nuclear Power Plants in India

Did You Know?

• India’s first power generation company was the private Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) started in 1899.
• The first diesel power plant was set up in Delhi in 1905.
• The first hydro-electric power station was set up in Mysore in 1902
• At the time of Independence, about 60% of India’s power sector was privately owned.
• India has a flourishing and largely indigenous nuclear power program and expects to have 20,000 Mega Watts nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63,000 Mega Watts by 2032.  It aims to supply 25% of electricity from nuclear power by 2050.
• The joule is the unit used to measure thermal energy.
• In order to convert thermal energy into other forms of energy, a machine such as an engine is needed.
• When you add ice to a warm drink, some of the drinks’ thermal energy is transferred to the ice which makes the drink cooler.
• Heat energy can be transferred by three ways: convection, conduction, and radiation.
• There are roughly 430 nuclear power plants worldwide.
• The United States produces more nuclear energy than any other country.
• Radiation and nuclear medicines are used to cure and treat many diseases.
• Africa is the first country in the world to destroy all of its nuclear weapons voluntarily.
• If a person is ever exposed to radiation during a nuclear disaster, the first thing they should do is remove their clothing because 90% of the radiation will be located there.
• Seventy years after Independence, only nine  states – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Sikkim, Haryana, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu – of 28  and 6 union territories – Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Haveli, Lakshadweep and Puducherry have been officially declared totally electrified. Unfortunately this report does not indicate the quality or duration of the supply.
• Approximately 67% of the world’s power is made by burning fossil fuels to make steam which turns the turbines. These are considered thermal power stations.
• Approximately 40% of the world’s power is made at thermal power station that burn coal
• Approximately 22% of the world’s power is made at thermal power station that burn natural gas
• Approximately 16% of the world’s power is produced by hydro electric power stations
• Approximately 13% of the world’s power is produced by nuclear power stations