Question

The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at ___.
A. Trombay
B. Naharkatiya
C. Talcher
D. Raniganj

Answer 1

Hint: Thermal energy refers to the energy that gets created when an object or a material emits heat through is continuous movement or motion. In a thermal energy power station, this heat gets converted into electricity. India’s first thermal power plant was Hussain Sagar Thermal Power Station in Hyderabad.

Complete Answer:
Option A: Trombay Thermal Power Station in Trombay, near Mumbai is a coal-based thermal power plant. Tata power is the owner of the plant. The generation capacity of the plant is 1600 MW and it operates on coal from Indonesia. It has a capacity of 1580 MW.
Option B: The Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Project is located in Naharkatiya, Assam. It makes use of natural gas obtainable in the oil fields of Northern Assam. The power station has 6 gas turbines and 3 steam turbines, with a capacity of 291 MW.
Option C: The Talcher Thermal Power station is situated in Talcher, Odisha. The power plant is a coal-based plant. The coal for the power plant is obtained from Jagannath Mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. It has a capacity of 460 MW.
Option D: Mejia Thermal Power Station is located in Raniganj of West Bengal. The power plant is one a coal based power plant, built in 1996; it is the major thermal power plant, with respect to generating capacity in India. It has a capacity of 2340 MW.
Therefore the correct answer is Option ‘D: Raniganj’.

Note: India’s largest source of power is thermal power. Almost 75% of the energy consumed by India comes from that of thermal power sources. Thermal power stations are also known as steam power stations as they produce steam.