KATHALGURI GT is a 291 MW gas power station in Assam, India. Based on reported annual generation of 1,596 GWh, it can supply roughly 456k homes. It ranks #646 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1996, it is around 30 years old — long-established. 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 IND0000188.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000407355; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 291 MW, KATHALGURI GT is well above the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). 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
- 63%, from 1,596 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 1,696 GWh in 2014 and 1,596 GWh in 2018 (−6%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 1,713 GWh; 2016: 1,531 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.7% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 15 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).
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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 27.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 96% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 15/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~6% 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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #51 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
- Assam Gas Based power station · Gas · 291 MW · Assam
- Borgolai power station · Coal · 250 MW · Assam
- Margherita power station · Coal · 660 MW · Assam
- NAMRUP GT · Gas · 161.8 MW · Assam
- BCPL Captive power plant · Gas · 86.5 MW · Assam
- Lakwa Replacement power station · Gas · 69.8 MW · Assam
Location
Coordinates 27.341, 95.408 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is KATHALGURI GT?
KATHALGURI GT is a 291 MW gas power plant in Assam, India, commissioned in 1996.
How much electricity does KATHALGURI GT generate?
KATHALGURI GT generates about 1,596 GWh of electricity per year.