Kothari Sugar Mill power station is a 33 MW biomass power plant in Tamil Nadu, India. It is operated by Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 45k homes (estimated). It ranks #1276 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 1.1% 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 CT-5030.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 33 MW, Kothari Sugar Mill power station is well above the median biomass plant in India (18 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of India biomass capacity
- 1.1% of 3,072 MW across 152 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.0°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 #15 largest biomass power plant of 152 in India by capacity.
India has 152 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 3,072 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Jayamkondam power station · Coal · 500 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Kottathur · Solar · 16.5 MW · Tamil Nadu
- KARUPPUR GT · Gas · 119.8 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Karappur Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 119.8 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Tiruchi · Solar · 10 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Moovanur GRT 3 · Solar · 5 MW · Tamil Nadu
Location
Coordinates 11.0072, 79.0838 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kothari Sugar Mill power station?
Kothari Sugar Mill power station is a 33 MW biomass power plant in Tamil Nadu, India.
Who operates Kothari Sugar Mill power station?
Kothari Sugar Mill power station is operated by Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.