HAZIRA-GSECL is a 351.4 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 #611 of 2,225 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000143.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from 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).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000401467; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 351.4 MW, HAZIRA-GSECL 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.
~410,310 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 11%, from 341 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 223 GWh in 2016 and 341 GWh in 2018 (+53%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 341 GWh; 2017: 186 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.8% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 71 of 94 dated gas 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).
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.
Monthly mean temperature
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
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #44 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
- Hazira power station (Reliance) · Gas · 682.2 MW · Gujarat
- KAWAS GT · Gas · 656 MW · Gujarat
- KRIBHCO HAZIRA · Other · 102 MW · Gujarat
- Hazira power station (Essar) · Coal · 270 MW · Gujarat
- Bhander power station · Gas · 500 MW · Gujarat
- ESSAR GT IMP. · Gas · 515 MW · Gujarat
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 351.4 MW 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.
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).