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KCIL CAPTIVE

Other power plant in Gujarat, India. Approximate location 23.1717, 70.1881.

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KCIL CAPTIVE is a 102 MW other power station in Gujarat, India. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 77k homes (estimated). It ranks #844 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 568,600 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 133k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

102Legacy source-record capacity
76,587homes powered (est.)
568,600t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4826.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKCIL CAPTIVE Climate TRACE
CountryIndia · Gujarat Climate TRACE
Coordinates23.1717, 70.1881 Climate TRACE
FuelOther Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity102 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions568,600 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#844 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#8 of 13 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.99× · 103 MW median · 13 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent76,587 calculated
Climate26.5°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 44/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Primary fuel not stated in available source record; classified as Other/industrial-mixed pending country registry match

In context: how this plant compares

At 102 MW, KCIL CAPTIVE is around the median other plant in India (103 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~568,600 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

133kpassenger cars driven for a year
74khomes' yearly energy use
9.5 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest other plants in India

Vizag Steel Plant power station: 435 MW435Vizag Stee…JAMNAGAR COMPLEX: 259 MW259JAMNAGAR C…KOCHI REFINERY: 180 MW180KOCHI REFI…GANDHAR PETROCHEM: 154 MW154GANDHAR PE…DCM BHARUCH: 136 MW136DCM BHARUCHIFFCO AONLA WORKS: 126 MW126IFFCO AONL…ADITYAPUR WORKS: 103 MW103ADITYAPUR …KCIL CAPTIVE: 102 MW102KCIL CAPTI…

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

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 23.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

26.5°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,101cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
5 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 19 °CJF: 22 °CFM: 26 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 31 °CMJ: 32 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 28 °CON: 24 °CND: 20 °CD32 °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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
44/100environmental-severity index
12.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
78 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 #8 largest other power plant of 13 in India by capacity.

India has 13 other power plants in this dataset, together about 1,715 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 23.1717, 70.1881 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is KCIL CAPTIVE?

KCIL CAPTIVE is a 102 MW source-record other power plant in Gujarat, India.

How many homes can KCIL CAPTIVE power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 76,587 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does KCIL CAPTIVE emit?

KCIL CAPTIVE has modelled emissions of about 568,600 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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