MANALI REFINERY is a 127.9 MW oil power station in Tamil Nadu, India. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 96k homes (estimated). It ranks #791 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 100,442 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 23k 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-4955.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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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: Wikidata P2109
In context: how this plant compares
At 127.9 MW, MANALI REFINERY 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.
~100,442 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
- 6.0% of 2,134 MW across 21 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 oil plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 13.2°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 aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), 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 #5 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
- Ennore Thermal Power Station · Coal · 1,770 MW · Tamil Nadu
- BASIN BRIDGE GT · Gas · 120 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Vallur Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 1,500 MW · Tamil Nadu
- VALLUR ntpc/ntecl · Coal · 1,500 MW · Tamil Nadu
- NORTH CHENNAI · Coal · 630 MW · Tamil Nadu
- NORTH CHENNAI EXTENSION · Coal · 1,200 MW · Tamil Nadu
Location
Coordinates 13.1679, 80.2825 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MANALI REFINERY?
MANALI REFINERY is a 127.9 MW oil power plant in Tamil Nadu, India.
How much CO₂ does MANALI REFINERY emit?
MANALI REFINERY has modelled emissions of about 100,442 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).