PAGUTHAN is a 655 MW gas power station in Gujarat, India. It is operated by Apraava Energy Pvt Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 285 GWh, it can supply roughly 81k homes. It ranks #466 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 369,590 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 86k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 2.3% 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 IND0000314.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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 · L100000401482; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 655 MW, PAGUTHAN is well above the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~369,590 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
- Load factor
- 5%, from 285 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 291 GWh in 2014 and 285 GWh in 2018 (−2%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 876 GWh; 2016: 273 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 1.5% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 18 of 94 dated gas plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Apraava Energy Pvt Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.8°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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, 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 a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #23 largest gas power plant of 117 in India by capacity.
India has 117 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 43,650 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Vilayat Caustic power station · Coal · 90 MW · Gujarat
- GANDHAR GT · Gas · 657 MW · Gujarat
- DCM BHARUCH · Other · 136 MW · Gujarat
- Ankleshwar Caustic Plant power station · Gas · 50 MW · Gujarat
- Gujarat Power Project · Coal · 500 MW · Gujarat
- GACL-NALCO Dahej Caustic captive power station · Coal · 130 MW · Gujarat
Location
Coordinates 21.78, 72.979 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PAGUTHAN?
PAGUTHAN is a 655 MW gas power plant in Gujarat, India, commissioned in 1997.
How much electricity does PAGUTHAN generate?
PAGUTHAN generates about 285 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates PAGUTHAN?
PAGUTHAN is operated by Apraava Energy Pvt Ltd.
How much CO₂ does PAGUTHAN emit?
PAGUTHAN has modelled emissions of about 369,590 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).