Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station is a 50 MW gas power plant in Gujarat, India. It is operated by UPL Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #1160 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 49,848 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 12k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 2.3% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4982.
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Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is a source-verified 2026 capacity claim: 50 MW for Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station.
GEM · 2026 · operating plant capacity
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408400; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station 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.
~49,848 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.1% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 18 of 94 dated gas plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by UPL Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
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 21.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
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 #107 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
- DCM BHARUCH · Other · 136 MW · Gujarat
- Gujarat Power Project · Coal · 500 MW · Gujarat
- GANDHAR GT · Gas · 657 MW · Gujarat
- Vastan Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Gujarat
- PAGUTHAN · Gas · 655 MW · Gujarat
- Surat Lignite Power Plant · Coal · 500 MW · Gujarat
Location
Coordinates 21.6387, 73.183 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station?
Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station is a 50 MW gas power plant in Gujarat, India, commissioned in 1997.
Who operates Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station?
Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station is operated by UPL Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station emit?
Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station has modelled emissions of about 49,848 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).