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Agartala power plant

Gas power plant in Tripura, India. Approximate location 23.825018, 91.287056.

GasTripuraIndiaCCGT · HRSG

Agartala power plant is a 135 MW gas power station in Tripura, India. It is operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corp Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 152k homes (estimated). It ranks #782 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 2.3% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

135MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
152,048homes powered (est.)
2015commissioned (~11 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_agartala_india.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAgartala power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryIndia · Tripura GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates23.825018, 91.287056 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity135 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000407594; operating plant capacity
OwnerNorth Eastern Electric Power Corp Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2015 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions212,868 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#782 / 2225 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#78 / 117 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.58× · 234.3 MW · n=117 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent152,048 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407594; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 135 MW, Agartala power plant is below the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in India

Godhra power station: 2,000 MW2kGodhra pow…RATNAGIRI GAS: 1,968 MW2kRATNAGIRI …Sugen Combined Cycle power plant: 1,532 MW2kSugen Comb…Pragati Combined Cycle Gas Turbine-III power station: 1,500 MW2kPragati Co…KONDAPALLI GT: 1,476 MW1kKONDAPALLI…PRAGATI CCCP -III: 1,371 MW1kPRAGATI CC…DGEN MEGA CCCP: 1,200 MW1kDGEN MEGA …DGEN Mega Combined Cycle power plant: 1,200 MW1kDGEN Mega …

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corp Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 23.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical savanna: hot summers and mild winters

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
10.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
180 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #78 largest gas power plant of 117 in India by capacity.

India has 117 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 43,650 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 23.825018, 91.287056 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Agartala power plant?

Agartala power plant is a 135 MW gas power plant in Tripura, India, commissioned in 2015.

How many homes can Agartala power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 152,048 homes (estimated).

Who operates Agartala power plant?

Agartala power plant is operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corp Ltd [100%].

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