Paradip Refinery Captive power station is a 366 MW gas power station in Odisha, India. It is operated by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 412k homes (estimated). It ranks #608 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. 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 GOGPT_paradiprefinerycaptive_india.
Data status
Known 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 · L100000408389; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 366 MW, Paradip Refinery Captive power station is well above the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.
Key facts
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.8% of 43,650 MW across 117 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 gas plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd [100%].
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 tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 20.3°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 ~8% 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 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 #43 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
- JSW Utkal Steel power station · Coal · 900 MW · Odisha
- Paradip power station · Coal · 120 MW · Odisha
- Paradip Oswal power station · Coal · 55 MW · Odisha
- Spi Ports power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Odisha
- Maadurga Thermal power station · Coal · 60 MW · Odisha
- Choudwar power station · Coal · 258 MW · Odisha
Location
Coordinates 20.250004, 86.59751 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Paradip Refinery Captive power station?
Paradip Refinery Captive power station is a 366 MW gas power plant in Odisha, India.
Who operates Paradip Refinery Captive power station?
Paradip Refinery Captive power station is operated by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd [100%].