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Faridabad power station

Other power plant in Haryana, India. Approximate location 28.3744, 77.3055.

OtherHaryanaIndiaCO₂ modelled

Faridabad power station is a 2 MW other power plant in Haryana, India. It is operated by Haryana Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #2204 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 673 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 157 cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

2Legacy source-record capacity
1,501homes powered (est.)
673t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4999.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFaridabad power station Climate TRACE
CountryIndia · Haryana Climate TRACE
Coordinates28.3744, 77.3055 Climate TRACE
FuelOther Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity2 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHaryana Power Generation Co Ltd Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions673 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2204 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#13 of 13 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.02× · 103 MW median · 13 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,501 calculated
Climate24.9°C · HDD 253 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 45/100 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: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Primary fuel not stated in available source record; classified as Other/industrial-mixed pending country registry match

In context: how this plant compares

At 2 MW, Faridabad power station is below the median other plant in India (103 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

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

~673 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

157passenger cars driven for a year
88homes' yearly energy use
11ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest other plants in India

Vizag Steel Plant power station: 435 MW435Vizag Stee…JAMNAGAR COMPLEX: 259 MW259JAMNAGAR C…KOCHI REFINERY: 180 MW180KOCHI REFI…GANDHAR PETROCHEM: 154 MW154GANDHAR PE…DCM BHARUCH: 136 MW136DCM BHARUCHIFFCO AONLA WORKS: 126 MW126IFFCO AONL…ADITYAPUR WORKS: 103 MW103ADITYAPUR …KCIL CAPTIVE: 102 MW102KCIL CAPTI…

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

Owner

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

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

24.9°Cannual mean temp
253heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,768cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
197 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 14 °CJF: 16 °CFM: 22 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 33 °CMJ: 34 °CJJ: 31 °CJA: 30 °CAS: 29 °CSO: 26 °CON: 20 °CND: 16 °CD34 °C

Heating degree-days here run 90% 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: 17/100 — 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
45/100environmental-severity index
19.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
954 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 #13 largest other power plant of 13 in India by capacity.

India has 13 other power plants in this dataset, together about 1,715 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 28.3744, 77.3055 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Faridabad power station?

Faridabad power station is a 2 MW source-record other power plant in Haryana, India.

How many homes can Faridabad power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,501 homes (estimated).

Who operates Faridabad power station?

Faridabad power station is operated by Haryana Power Generation Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Faridabad power station emit?

Faridabad power station has modelled emissions of about 673 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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