Kozhikode Diesel power station is a 96 MW oil power plant in Kerala, India. It is operated by Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 72k homes (estimated). It ranks #897 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 34,111 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 8.0k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 0.2% 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-4983.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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 · L100000408391; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 96 MW, Kozhikode Diesel power station is well above the median oil plant in India (81.5 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~34,111 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
- Share of India oil capacity
- 4.5% of 2,134 MW across 21 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 of 13 dated oil plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.2°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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion 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 #10 largest oil power plant of 21 in India by capacity.
India has 21 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 2,134 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- KOJIKODE DG · Oil · 96 MW · Kerala
- URUMI · Hydro · 3.8 MW · Kerala
- CHEMBUKADAVU-II · Hydro · 3.8 MW · Kerala
- KUTTIADI · Hydro · 125 MW · Kerala
- KUTTIYADI Add ext · Hydro · 100 MW · Kerala
- PARSEN_S VALLE · Hydro · 30 MW · Tamil Nadu
Location
Coordinates 11.2052, 75.807 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kozhikode Diesel power station?
Kozhikode Diesel power station is a 96 MW oil power plant in Kerala, India, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Kozhikode Diesel power station?
Kozhikode Diesel power station is operated by Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Kozhikode Diesel power station emit?
Kozhikode Diesel power station has modelled emissions of about 34,111 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).