H_GANJ B is a 605 MW coal power station in Uttar Pradesh, India. Based on reported annual generation of 2,870 GWh, it can supply roughly 820k homes. It ranks #473 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2005, it is around 21 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% 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 IND0000138.
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
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 605 MW, H_GANJ B is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 54%, from 2,870 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 54% median for 167 coal plants in India
- Generation trend
- 3,275 GWh in 2014 and 2,870 GWh in 2018 (−12%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 3,523 GWh; 2018: 2,870 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 107 of 354 dated coal 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 coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 91% 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: 17/100 — 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
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #417 largest coal power plant of 713 in India by capacity.
India has 713 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 805,419 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Harduaganj power station · Coal · 1,270 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Khurja power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- N.A.P.S · Nuclear · 440 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Gayatree power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Mathura Usher Agro power station · Biomass · 16 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Dadri Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Uttar Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 28.0179, 78.1326 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is H_GANJ B?
H_GANJ B is a 605 MW coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2005.
How much electricity does H_GANJ B generate?
H_GANJ B generates about 2,870 GWh of electricity per year.