DHOLPUR is a 330 MW gas power station in Rajasthan, India. It is operated by Rajasthan State Power Finance and Financial Services Corporation Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 20 GWh, it can supply roughly 5.8k homes. It ranks #617 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 271,390 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 63k 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 IND0000099.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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 · L100000401461; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 330 MW, DHOLPUR 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.
~271,390 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
- 1%, from 20 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 829 GWh in 2014 and 20 GWh in 2018 (−98%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 829 GWh; 2018: 20 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.8% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 55 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).
Owner
Operated by Rajasthan State Power Finance and Financial Services Corporation 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 hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.7°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 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.
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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #47 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
- Ladpura · Solar · 50 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Mathura Usher Agro power station · Biomass · 16 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- MADHIKHEDA · Hydro · 60 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Jawaharpur Thermal Project · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Gayatree power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Harduaganj power station · Coal · 1,270 MW · Uttar Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 26.7024, 77.8492 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is DHOLPUR?
DHOLPUR is a 330 MW gas power plant in Rajasthan, India, commissioned in 2007.
How much electricity does DHOLPUR generate?
DHOLPUR generates about 20 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates DHOLPUR?
DHOLPUR is operated by Rajasthan State Power Finance and Financial Services Corporation Ltd.
How much CO₂ does DHOLPUR emit?
DHOLPUR has modelled emissions of about 271,390 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).