GANDHAR PETROCHEM is a 154.5 MW other power station in Gujarat, India. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 116k homes (estimated). It ranks #755 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 140,360 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 33k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4945.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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: Climate TRACE; fuel: Not available
In context: how this plant compares
At 154.5 MW, GANDHAR PETROCHEM is well above the median other plant in India (103.3 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.
~140,360 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
- Share of India other capacity
- 9.0% of 1,715 MW across 13 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 other plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
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 21.7°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 #4 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
- Dahej Thermal Power Project · Coal · 3,200 MW · Gujarat
- Dahej · Solar · 10 MW · Gujarat
- DGEN MEGA CCCP · Gas · 1,200 MW · Gujarat
- DGEN Mega Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 1,200 MW · Gujarat
- GACL Dahej Caustic Captive power plant · Gas · 178 MW · Gujarat
- GACL-NALCO Dahej Caustic captive power station · Coal · 130 MW · Gujarat
Location
Coordinates 21.6825, 72.5746 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is GANDHAR PETROCHEM?
GANDHAR PETROCHEM is a 154.5 MW other power plant in Gujarat, India.
How much CO₂ does GANDHAR PETROCHEM emit?
GANDHAR PETROCHEM has modelled emissions of about 140,360 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).