GACL Kutch Wind Farm is a 39 MW wind power plant in Gujarat, India. It is operated by Gujurat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 33k homes (estimated). It ranks #1234 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 5.0% 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 WRI1026671.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 39 MW, GACL Kutch Wind Farm is well above the median wind plant in India (24 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of India wind capacity
- 1.1% of 3,647 MW across 108 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Gujurat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 23.0°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.
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 #31 largest wind power plant of 108 in India by capacity.
India has 108 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 3,647 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bhadreshwar power station (OPG) · Coal · 300 MW · Gujarat
- Kutch Welspun power station · Coal · 123 MW · Gujarat
- Rapar Khokhara Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Gujarat
- KCIL CAPTIVE · Other · 102 MW · Gujarat
- Mundra · Solar · 9.3 MW · Gujarat
- Khirsara - Unity Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Gujarat
Location
Coordinates 23.0272, 69.9494 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is GACL Kutch Wind Farm?
GACL Kutch Wind Farm is a 39 MW wind power plant in Gujarat, India.
Who operates GACL Kutch Wind Farm?
GACL Kutch Wind Farm is operated by Gujurat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited.