Mangalore Port is a 5 MW solar power plant in Karnataka, India. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.1k homes (estimated). It ranks #2112 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 9.4% 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 WKS0069923.
Data status
Known data
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Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is a source-verified 2026 capacity claim: 5 MW for Mangalore Port solar project.
GEM · 2026 · operating plant capacity
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000829890; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 5 MW, Mangalore Port is below the median solar plant in India (16.2 MW). Technically it is described as Assumed PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of India solar capacity
- less than 0.1% of 25,883 MW across 849 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 108 of 321 dated solar 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 solar plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 12.9°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.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 1.6% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
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 #761 largest solar power plant of 849 in India by capacity.
India has 849 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 25,883 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- TANIR BAVI · Gas · 220 MW · Karnataka
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- Niddodi Ultra Mega Power Project · Coal · 4,000 MW · Karnataka
- UDUPI TPP · Coal · 1,200 MW · Karnataka
- Udupi Cement Plant · Coal · 100 MW · Karnataka
- KASARGODE DG · Oil · 21.8 MW · Kerala
Location
Coordinates 12.9435, 74.8239 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Mangalore Port?
Mangalore Port is a 5 MW solar power plant in Karnataka, India, commissioned in 2017.