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BHADRAVATI MILL

Coal power plant in Karnataka, India. Approximate location 13.8274, 75.7131.

CoalKarnatakaIndiaCO₂ modelled

BHADRAVATI MILL is a 41 MW coal power plant in Karnataka, India. It is operated by Mysore Mills ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 51k homes (estimated). It ranks #1194 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 232,820 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 54k 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).

41Legacy source-record capacity
51,308homes powered (est.)
232,820t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019910.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBHADRAVATI MILL WRI
CountryIndia · Karnataka WRI
Coordinates13.8274, 75.7131 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity41 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMysore Mills ltd WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions232,820 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#1194 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#666 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.04× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent51,308 calculated
Climate24.4°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 41/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 41 MW, BHADRAVATI MILL is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). 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.

~232,820 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

54kpassenger cars driven for a year
30khomes' yearly energy use
3.9 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest coal plants in India

Ontimavadi power station: 6,300 MW6kOntimavadi…Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park: 5,280 MW5kWelspun Me…Darlipali power station: 4,800 MW5kDarlipali …VINDH_CHAL STPS: 4,760 MW5kVINDH_CHAL…MUNDRA TPP: 4,620 MW5kMUNDRA TPPMundra Thermal Power Project (Adani): 4,620 MW5kMundra The…MUNDRA UMPP: 4,000 MW4kMUNDRA UMPPTata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project: 4,000 MW4kTata Mundr…

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

Owner

Operated by Mysore Mills ltd.

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 13.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

24.4°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,321cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
662 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 23 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 27 °CMA: 28 °CAM: 27 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 23 °CAS: 24 °CSO: 24 °CON: 23 °CND: 22 °CD28 °C

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.

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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
6.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
104 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 #666 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 13.8274, 75.7131 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is BHADRAVATI MILL?

BHADRAVATI MILL is a 41 MW source-record coal power plant in Karnataka, India.

How many homes can BHADRAVATI MILL power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 51,308 homes (estimated).

Who operates BHADRAVATI MILL?

BHADRAVATI MILL is operated by Mysore Mills ltd.

How much CO₂ does BHADRAVATI MILL emit?

BHADRAVATI MILL has modelled emissions of about 232,820 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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