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Godhra power station

Gas power plant in Gujarat, India. Approximate location 22.773567, 73.617556.

GasGujaratIndiaCCGT · HRSG

Godhra power station is a 2,000 MW gas power station in Gujarat, India. It is operated by Nana Layja Power Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #114 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 2.3% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

2,000MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
2,252,571homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_godhra_india.

Data status

Known data

FacilityGodhra power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryIndia · Gujarat GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates22.773567, 73.617556 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity2,000 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerNana Layja Power Co Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions3,153,600 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#114 / 2225 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 / 117 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers8.54× · 234.3 MW · n=117 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,252,571 calculated
Environmental severityC1 · 44/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,000 MW, Godhra power station 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in India

Godhra power station: 2,000 MW2kGodhra pow…RATNAGIRI GAS: 1,968 MW2kRATNAGIRI …Sugen Combined Cycle power plant: 1,532 MW2kSugen Comb…Pragati Combined Cycle Gas Turbine-III power station: 1,500 MW2kPragati Co…KONDAPALLI GT: 1,476 MW1kKONDAPALLI…PRAGATI CCCP -III: 1,371 MW1kPRAGATI CC…DGEN MEGA CCCP: 1,200 MW1kDGEN MEGA …DGEN Mega Combined Cycle power plant: 1,200 MW1kDGEN Mega …

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

Owner

Operated by Nana Layja Power Co Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 22.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot semi-arid steppe: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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)
44/100environmental-severity index
13.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
213 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 #1 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

Location

Coordinates 22.773567, 73.617556 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Godhra power station?

Godhra power station is a 2,000 MW gas power plant in Gujarat, India.

How many homes can Godhra power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,252,571 homes (estimated).

Who operates Godhra power station?

Godhra power station is operated by Nana Layja Power Co Ltd [100%].

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