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JSW Ispat Raigarh power station

Coal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India. Approximate location 21.9864, 83.2303.

CoalChhattisgarhIndiasubcriticalCO₂ modelled

JSW Ispat Raigarh power station is a 151 MW coal power station in Chhattisgarh, India. It is operated by Mivaan Steels Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 189k homes (estimated). It ranks #758 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 857,530 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 200k 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).

151Source-backed capacity
188,965homes powered (est.)
857,530t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4811.

Data status

Known data

FacilityJSW Ispat Raigarh power station Climate TRACE
CountryIndia · Chhattisgarh Climate TRACE
Coordinates21.9864, 83.2303 Climate TRACE
FuelCoal Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity151 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMivaan Steels Ltd Climate TRACE
Commissioned2012 Climate TRACE
Technologysubcritical Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions857,530 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#758 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#566 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.15× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent188,965 calculated
Climate27.0°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 40/100 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 L100000102172); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 151 MW, JSW Ispat Raigarh power station is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.

~857,530 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

200kpassenger cars driven for a year
112khomes' yearly energy use
14 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest coal plants in India

Ontimavadi power station: 6,300 MW6kOntimavadi…Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park: 5,280 MW5kWelspun Me…Darlipali power station: 4,800 MW5kDarlipali …VINDH_CHAL STPS: 4,760 MW5kVINDH_CHAL…MUNDRA TPP: 4,620 MW5kMUNDRA TPPMundra Thermal Power Project (Adani): 4,620 MW5kMundra The…MUNDRA UMPP: 4,000 MW4kMUNDRA UMPPTata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project: 4,000 MW4kTata Mundr…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Mivaan Steels 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 22.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.0°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,303cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
243 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 21 °CJF: 24 °CFM: 28 °CMA: 32 °CAM: 35 °CMJ: 33 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 27 °CSO: 27 °CON: 23 °CND: 20 °CD35 °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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
15.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
358 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 #566 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 21.9864, 83.2303 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is JSW Ispat Raigarh power station?

JSW Ispat Raigarh power station is a 151 MW source-record coal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India, commissioned in 2012.

How many homes can JSW Ispat Raigarh power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 188,965 homes (estimated).

Who operates JSW Ispat Raigarh power station?

JSW Ispat Raigarh power station is operated by Mivaan Steels Ltd.

How much CO₂ does JSW Ispat Raigarh power station emit?

JSW Ispat Raigarh power station has modelled emissions of about 857,530 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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