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INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE )

Coal power plant in West Bengal, India. Approximate location 22.0774, 88.0995.

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INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) is a 300 MW coal power station in West Bengal, India. It is operated by Hiranmaye Energy Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 73 GWh, it can supply roughly 21k homes. It ranks #633 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,796,600 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 419k 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).

300Source-backed capacity
73GWh reported / yr
20,800homes powered
1,796,600t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2017commissioned (~9 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000529.

Data status

Known data

FacilityINDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) WRI
CountryIndia · West Bengal WRI
Coordinates22.0774, 88.0995 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity300 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHiranmaye Energy Ltd WRI
Commissioned2017 WRI
Technologyunknown WRI
GWh reported / yr73 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions1,796,600 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#633 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#512 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.30× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent20,800 calculated from reported generation
Climate26.4°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.

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 L100000104433); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 300 MW, INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as unknown. 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.

~1,796,600 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

419kpassenger cars driven for a year
234khomes' yearly energy use
30 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Reported generation trend

2017: 25 GWh20172018: 73 GWh201873 GWh

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

Owner

Operated by Hiranmaye Energy 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 22.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

26.4°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,082cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
5 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 20 °CJF: 23 °CFM: 27 °CMA: 30 °CAM: 30 °CMJ: 30 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 29 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 28 °CON: 24 °CND: 20 °CD30 °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 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
10.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
40 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 #512 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 22.0774, 88.0995 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE )?

INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) is a 300 MW source-record coal power plant in West Bengal, India, commissioned in 2017.

How much electricity does INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) generate?

INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) generates about 73 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 20,800 homes.

Who operates INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE )?

INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) is operated by Hiranmaye Energy Ltd.

How much CO₂ does INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) emit?

INDIA POWER TPP(HALDIA HIRANMAYE ) has modelled emissions of about 1,796,600 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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