PARICHA is a 920 MW coal power station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is operated by U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 4,505 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes. It ranks #410 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 4,925,500 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.1 million cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% 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 IND0000327.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 920 MW for Parichha power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000102646; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 920 MW, PARICHA is around the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~4,925,500 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
- 56%, from 4,505 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 5,673 GWh in 2014 and 4,505 GWh in 2018 (−21%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 6,040 GWh; 2018: 4,505 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 104 of 354 dated coal 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 U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 97% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 15/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #378 largest coal power plant of 713 in India by capacity.
India has 713 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 805,419 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Raksa Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Badanpur · Solar · 50 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- MATATILLA · Hydro · 30.6 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Govindpura A · Solar · 30 MW · Madhya Pradesh
- Panwari · Solar · 15 MW · Uttar Pradesh
- Khariya Mishar · Solar · 80 MW · Madhya Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 25.5124, 78.7588 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PARICHA?
PARICHA is a 920 MW coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2004.
How much electricity does PARICHA generate?
PARICHA generates about 4,505 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates PARICHA?
PARICHA is operated by U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
How much CO₂ does PARICHA emit?
PARICHA has modelled emissions of about 4,925,500 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).