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KOCHI REFINERY

Other power plant in Kerala, India. Approximate location 9.9722, 76.378.

OtherKeralaIndiaCO₂ modelled

KOCHI REFINERY is a 180 MW other power station in Kerala, India. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 135k homes (estimated). It ranks #733 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 178,900 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 42k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

180Legacy source-record capacity
135,379homes powered (est.)
178,900t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-4922.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKOCHI REFINERY Climate TRACE
CountryIndia · Kerala Climate TRACE
Coordinates9.9722, 76.378 Climate TRACE
FuelOther Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity180 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions178,900 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#733 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 of 13 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.75× · 103 MW median · 13 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent135,379 calculated
Climate27.4°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC5 · 49/100 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 180 MW, KOCHI REFINERY is well above 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.

~178,900 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

42kpassenger cars driven for a year
23khomes' yearly energy use
3.0 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 tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 10.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.4°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,435cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
23 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 27 °CJF: 28 °CFM: 29 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 29 °CMJ: 27 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 26 °CAS: 27 °CSO: 27 °CON: 27 °CND: 27 °CD29 °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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
49/100environmental-severity index
3.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
30 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 #3 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 9.9722, 76.378 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is KOCHI REFINERY?

KOCHI REFINERY is a 180 MW source-record other power plant in Kerala, India.

How many homes can KOCHI REFINERY power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 135,379 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does KOCHI REFINERY emit?

KOCHI REFINERY has modelled emissions of about 178,900 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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