Kalisindh Thermal Power Station


Kalisindh Thermal Power Station is a 1,200 MW coal-fired power station in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located from Jhalawar town in Jhalawar district. The plant consists of two 600 MW generating units, both commissioned in 2014. The power station is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
Water for the plant is supplied by the Kalisindh Dam reservoir near Bhanwarasi village. Coal for the station will be sourced from the Paras East and Kanta Basin coal blocks in Chhattisgarh state.
The plant's chimney has a height of. When they were built in 2012, the plant's two 202-metre cooling towers were the tallest in the world, slightly exceeding the 200-metre cooling tower at the Niederaussem Power Station in Germany, which had held the record since its completion in 2002. However, Pingshan Power Station's Unit 2 has since surpassed this, with its 210-metre cooling tower now the tallest in the world as of January 2026. The EPC contractor for the project is BGR Energy Systems Ltd.

Installed capacity

The following chart shows the plant's units, their electrical generation capacity and their date of commissioning.
StageUnit numberInstalled capacity Date of commissioningStatus
Stage I1600March 2014Running
Stage I2600June 2014Running