Korba (Hindi: कोरबा) is a city and an industrial area in Korba District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Korba is the power capital of the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh. The district comes under Bilaspur division and is inhabited mainly by tribals including the protected Korwa people (Pahadi Korwa). The indigenous Adivasi of the forest areas live in tandem with the environment and have retained their distinctive cultural characteristics and traditional observances. Korba is often referred as the "Industrial Hub of Chhattisgarh". The district possesses the coal and water necessary for power generation while four thermal power plants (KSTPS (N.T.P.C), BCPP, CSEB East and CSEB West) together generate 3650 MW of electricity. Besides these, there is a hydro electric power station situated at Bango. The SECL, a profit making coal company under Coal India Limited, has many of its important mines, part of Korba Coalfield, in Korba district.