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HAZIRA-GSECL

Gas power plant in Gujarat, India. Approximate location 21.1652, 72.6613.

GasGujaratIndiaCCGT · HRSGCO₂ modelled

HAZIRA-GSECL is a 351 MW gas power station in Gujarat, India. It is operated by Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 341 GWh, it can supply roughly 97k homes. It ranks #613 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 410,310 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 96k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 2.3% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

351Source-backed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
341GWh reported / yr
97,371homes powered
410,310t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000143.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHAZIRA-GSECL WRI
CountryIndia · Gujarat WRI
Coordinates21.1652, 72.6613 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity351 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerGujarat State Energy Generation Ltd WRI
Commissioned2012 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI
GWh reported / yr341 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions410,310 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#613 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#45 of 118 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.47× · 238 MW median · 118 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent97,371 calculated from reported generation
Climate27.2°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC5 · 51/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 507 MW for Hazira (GSEG) power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: B_SCOPE_PARENT_COMPLEX - recommended action: build_parent_complex_model - confidence: not_comparable_without_scope. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

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 L100000401467); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 351 MW, HAZIRA-GSECL is well above the median gas plant in India (238 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.

~410,310 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

96kpassenger cars driven for a year
54khomes' yearly energy use
6.8 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Reported generation trend

2014: 0 GWh20142015: 0 GWh20152016: 223 GWh20162017: 186 GWh20172018: 341 GWh2018341 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen As) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.2°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,353cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
5 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 22 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 28 °CMA: 30 °CAM: 31 °CMJ: 30 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 28 °CON: 26 °CND: 23 °CD31 °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.

A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
51/100environmental-severity index
9.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
41 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 #45 largest gas power plant of 118 in India by capacity.

India has 118 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 44,242 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 21.1652, 72.6613 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is HAZIRA-GSECL?

HAZIRA-GSECL is a 351 MW source-record gas power plant in Gujarat, India, commissioned in 2012.

How much electricity does HAZIRA-GSECL generate?

HAZIRA-GSECL generates about 341 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can HAZIRA-GSECL power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 97,371 homes.

Who operates HAZIRA-GSECL?

HAZIRA-GSECL is operated by Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd.

How much CO₂ does HAZIRA-GSECL emit?

HAZIRA-GSECL has modelled emissions of about 410,310 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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