AURAIYA GT is a 663 MW gas power station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 521 GWh, it can supply roughly 149k homes. It ranks #454 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1989, it is around 37 years old — long-established. 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 IND0000016.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000401466; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 663 MW, AURAIYA GT is well above 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 9%, from 521 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 1,607 GWh in 2014 and 521 GWh in 2018 (−68%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 1,607 GWh; 2017: 357 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 1.5% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 94 dated gas plants in India is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by NTPC Ltd [100%].
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 hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 95% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 16/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~7% 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #20 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
- Auraiya IGCC power station · Coal · 300 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Auraiya Unitech power station · Coal · 250 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Jalaun SD · Solar · 75 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Bilhaur Super Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Kuhana · Solar · 50 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Bhognipur power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 26.6282, 79.5286 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is AURAIYA GT?
AURAIYA GT is a 663 MW gas power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 1989.
How much electricity does AURAIYA GT generate?
AURAIYA GT generates about 521 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates AURAIYA GT?
AURAIYA GT is operated by NTPC Ltd [100%].