G.I.P.C.L. GT is a 310 MW gas power station in Gujarat, India. Based on reported annual generation of 681 GWh, it can supply roughly 195k homes. It ranks #624 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1994, it is around 32 years old — long-established. 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 IND0000118.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000401480; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 310 MW, G.I.P.C.L. GT is well above 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 25%, from 681 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 699 GWh in 2014 and 681 GWh in 2018 (−3%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 932 GWh; 2018: 681 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.7% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 10 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 hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% 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 #49 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
- Vadodara Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 310 MW · Gujarat
- GUJARAT REFINERY · Gas · 234.3 MW · Gujarat
- Narmada canal · Solar · 10 MW · Gujarat
- Dhuvaran Super Thermal Power Project · Coal · 1,600 MW ·
- Dhuvaran Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 595 MW · Gujarat
- Sinor power station · Coal · 1,600 MW · Gujarat
Location
Coordinates 22.3758, 73.1017 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is G.I.P.C.L. GT?
G.I.P.C.L. GT is a 310 MW gas power plant in Gujarat, India, commissioned in 1994.
How much electricity does G.I.P.C.L. GT generate?
G.I.P.C.L. GT generates about 681 GWh of electricity per year.