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BARKHERA TPP

Coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India. Approximate location 28.4723, 79.8066.

CoalUttar PradeshIndiasubcriticalCO₂ modelled

BARKHERA TPP is a 90 MW coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is operated by Lalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 134 GWh, it can supply roughly 38k homes. It ranks #906 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 352,035 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 82k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

90Source-backed capacity
134GWh reported / yr
38,257homes powered
352,035t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2011commissioned (~15 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000038.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBARKHERA TPP WRI
CountryIndia · Uttar Pradesh WRI
Coordinates28.4723, 79.8066 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity90 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerLalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd WRI
Commissioned2011 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI
GWh reported / yr134 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions352,035 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#906 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#603 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.09× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent38,257 calculated from reported generation
Climate24.6°C · HDD 184 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 38/100 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 tracker 2026 (location L100000102619); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 90 MW, BARKHERA TPP is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

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

~352,035 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

82kpassenger cars driven for a year
46khomes' yearly energy use
5.9 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Reported generation trend

2014: 506 GWh20142015: 306 GWh20152016: 355 GWh20162017: 171 GWh20172018: 134 GWh2018506 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Lalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

24.6°Cannual mean temp
184heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,603cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
179 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 15 °CJF: 18 °CFM: 23 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 32 °CMJ: 32 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 29 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 25 °CON: 20 °CND: 16 °CD32 °C

Heating degree-days here run 93% 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.

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

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)
38/100environmental-severity index
17.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
1106 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 #603 largest coal power plant of 716 in India by capacity.

India has 716 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 806,969 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 28.4723, 79.8066 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is BARKHERA TPP?

BARKHERA TPP is a 90 MW source-record coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2011.

How much electricity does BARKHERA TPP generate?

BARKHERA TPP generates about 134 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can BARKHERA TPP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 38,257 homes.

Who operates BARKHERA TPP?

BARKHERA TPP is operated by Lalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does BARKHERA TPP emit?

BARKHERA TPP has modelled emissions of about 352,035 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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