BARAMURA is a 42 MW gas power plant in Tripura, India. Based on reported annual generation of 174 GWh, it can supply roughly 50k homes. It ranks #1187 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2006, it is around 20 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 63,238 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 15k 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 IND0000034.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 42 MW, BARAMURA is below the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). 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.
~63,238 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
- Load factor
- 47%, from 174 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 305 GWh in 2014 and 174 GWh in 2018 (−43%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 305 GWh; 2018: 174 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 51 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 23.8°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 99% 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: 13/100 — 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 #110 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
- Rokhia power plant · Gas · 120 MW · Tripura
- AGARTALA GT · Gas · 135 MW · Tripura
- Agartala power plant · Gas · 135 MW · Tripura
- PALATANA CCPP · Gas · 726 MW · Tripura
- Tripura Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 726 MW · Tripura
- ROKHIA GT · Gas · 63 MW · Tripura
Location
Coordinates 23.807, 91.565 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is BARAMURA?
BARAMURA is a 42 MW gas power plant in Tripura, India, commissioned in 2006.
How much electricity does BARAMURA generate?
BARAMURA generates about 174 GWh of electricity per year.
How much CO₂ does BARAMURA emit?
BARAMURA has modelled emissions of about 63,238 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).