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Hathneora Captive Power Plant

Coal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India. Approximate location 21.9962, 82.6701.

CoalChhattisgarhIndiaCO₂ modelled

Hathneora Captive Power Plant is a 162 MW coal power station in Chhattisgarh, India. It is operated by Prakash Industries Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 203k homes (estimated). It ranks #745 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 299,760 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 70k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

162Source-backed capacity
203,357homes powered (est.)
299,760t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4890.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHathneora Captive Power Plant Climate TRACE
CountryIndia · Chhattisgarh Climate TRACE
Coordinates21.9962, 82.6701 Climate TRACE
FuelCoal Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity162 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerPrakash Industries Ltd Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions299,760 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#745 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#559 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.16× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent203,357 calculated
Climate27.1°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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 L100000102149); fuel: GEM wiki unit-level operating Fuel(s), fetched 2026-07-05

In context: how this plant compares

At 162 MW, Hathneora Captive Power Plant 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.

~299,760 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

70kpassenger cars driven for a year
39khomes' yearly energy use
5.0 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest coal plants in India

Ontimavadi power station: 6,300 MW6kOntimavadi…Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park: 5,280 MW5kWelspun Me…Darlipali power station: 4,800 MW5kDarlipali …VINDH_CHAL STPS: 4,760 MW5kVINDH_CHAL…MUNDRA TPP: 4,620 MW5kMUNDRA TPPMundra Thermal Power Project (Adani): 4,620 MW5kMundra The…MUNDRA UMPP: 4,000 MW4kMUNDRA UMPPTata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project: 4,000 MW4kTata Mundr…

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

Owner

Operated by Prakash Industries Ltd.

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.1°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,336cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
242 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 21 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 28 °CMA: 32 °CAM: 36 °CMJ: 33 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 26 °CON: 23 °CND: 20 °CD36 °C

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

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
15.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
422 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 #559 largest coal power plant of 716 in India by capacity.

India has 716 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 806,969 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 21.9962, 82.6701 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Hathneora Captive Power Plant?

Hathneora Captive Power Plant is a 162 MW source-record coal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India.

How many homes can Hathneora Captive Power Plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 203,357 homes (estimated).

Who operates Hathneora Captive Power Plant?

Hathneora Captive Power Plant is operated by Prakash Industries Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Hathneora Captive Power Plant emit?

Hathneora Captive Power Plant has modelled emissions of about 299,760 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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