JORETHANG LOOP is a 96 MW hydro power plant in Sikkim, India. It ranks #893 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 8.6% 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 IND0000161.
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000601893; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 96 MW, JORETHANG LOOP is well above the median hydro plant in India (80 MW). Technically it is described as run-of-river. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #110 largest hydro power plant of 233 in India by capacity.
India has 233 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,527 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- RANGIT-III · Hydro · 60 MW · Sikkim
- RAMMAM · Hydro · 50 MW · Sikkim
- TEESTA -V · Hydro · 510 MW · Sikkim
- TASHIDING · Hydro · 97 MW · Sikkim
- TEESTA LOW DAM-III · Hydro · 132 MW · West Bengal
- U.ROGNICHU · Hydro · 8 MW · Sikkim
Location
Coordinates 27.1598, 88.2924 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is JORETHANG LOOP?
JORETHANG LOOP is a 96 MW hydro power plant in Sikkim, India, Construction 2015.