JEGURUPADU GT is a 455 MW gas power station in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is operated by GVK Industries Ltd [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 798 GWh, it can supply roughly 228k homes. It ranks #570 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. 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 IND0000158.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000401503; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 455 MW, JEGURUPADU GT 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 20%, from 798 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 573 GWh in 2014 and 798 GWh in 2018 (+39%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 1,031 GWh; 2014: 573 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 1.0% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 41 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 GVK Industries Ltd [100%].
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 Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 16.9°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 #31 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
- VEMAGIRI CCCP · Gas · 388.5 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- GREL CCPP (RAJAMUNDRY) · Gas · 768 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- East Godavari Mill power station · Coal · 51 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- VIJESWARAM GT · Gas · 272.3 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- KONASEEMA CCCP · Gas · 445 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- Konaseema Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 445 MW · Andhra Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 16.9312, 81.86 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is JEGURUPADU GT?
JEGURUPADU GT is a 455 MW gas power plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2003.
How much electricity does JEGURUPADU GT generate?
JEGURUPADU GT generates about 798 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates JEGURUPADU GT?
JEGURUPADU GT is operated by GVK Industries Ltd [100%].