KAMALANGA is a 1,050 MW coal power station in Odisha, India. It is operated by GMR Energy Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 6,234 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.8 million homes. It ranks #371 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 7,265,200 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.7 million 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000178.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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 · L100000102476; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,050 MW, KAMALANGA is around 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.
~7,265,200 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
- 68%, from 6,234 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 4,437 GWh in 2014 and 6,234 GWh in 2018 (+41%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 6,234 GWh; 2014: 4,437 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 226 of 354 dated coal 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 GMR 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 20.9°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.
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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #344 largest coal power plant of 713 in India by capacity.
India has 713 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 805,419 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kharagprasad power station · Coal · 94 MW · Odisha
- TALCHER · Coal · 460 MW · Odisha
- Angul Smelter power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Odisha
- Kadala · Solar · 40 MW · Odisha
- Shalivahana Nimidha power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Odisha
- Srirampur Coal-to-Liquids Project · Coal · 1,080 MW · Odisha
Location
Coordinates 20.87, 85.2671 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is KAMALANGA?
KAMALANGA is a 1,050 MW coal power plant in Odisha, India, commissioned in 2013.
How much electricity does KAMALANGA generate?
KAMALANGA generates about 6,234 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates KAMALANGA?
KAMALANGA is operated by GMR Energy Ltd.
How much CO₂ does KAMALANGA emit?
KAMALANGA has modelled emissions of about 7,265,200 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).