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Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station

Oil power plant in Haryana, India. Approximate location 29.9265, 74.9609.

OilHaryanaIndiaCO₂ modelled

Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station is a 165 MW oil power station in Haryana, India. It is operated by HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 124k homes (estimated). It ranks #744 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 55,588 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 13k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 0.2% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

165Source-backed capacity
123,891homes powered (est.)
55,588t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4978.

Data status

Known data

FacilityGuru Gobind Singh Refinery power station Climate TRACE
CountryIndia · Haryana Climate TRACE
Coordinates29.9265, 74.9609 Climate TRACE
FuelOil Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity165 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd Climate TRACE
Commissioned2012 Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions55,588 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#744 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 of 21 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.02× · 82 MW median · 21 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent123,891 calculated
Climate24.4°C · HDD 334 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 46/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000408395); fuel: GEM wiki unit-level operating Fuel(s), fetched 2026-07-05

In context: how this plant compares

At 165 MW, Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station is well above the median oil plant in India (82 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

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

~55,588 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

13kpassenger cars driven for a year
7.2khomes' yearly energy use
926ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest oil plants in India

TROMBAY: 500 MW500TROMBAYPAMPORE GT: 175 MW175PAMPORE GTGuru Gobind Singh Refinery power station: 165 MW165Guru Gobin…TROMBAY_Oil: 150 MW150TROMBAY_OilMANALI REFINERY: 128 MW128MANALI REF…YELHANKA (DG): 107 MW107YELHANKA (…SAMAYANALLUR DG: 106 MW106SAMAYANALL…SAMALPATTI DG: 106 MW106SAMALPATTI…

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

Owner

Operated by HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.

Local climate & thermal context

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

24.4°Cannual mean temp
334heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,680cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
209 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 13 °CJF: 16 °CFM: 21 °CMA: 27 °CAM: 32 °CMJ: 34 °CJJ: 32 °CJA: 30 °CAS: 29 °CSO: 25 °CON: 19 °CND: 15 °CD34 °C

Heating degree-days here run 86% 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: 18/100 — 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)
46/100environmental-severity index
21.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
969 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 #3 largest oil power plant of 21 in India by capacity.

India has 21 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 2,134 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 29.9265, 74.9609 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station?

Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station is a 165 MW source-record oil power plant in Haryana, India, commissioned in 2012.

How many homes can Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 123,891 homes (estimated).

Who operates Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station?

Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station is operated by HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station emit?

Guru Gobind Singh Refinery power station has modelled emissions of about 55,588 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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