PRAGATI CCCP -III is a 1,371.2 MW gas power station in NCT, India. Based on reported annual generation of 3,476 GWh, it can supply roughly 993k homes. It ranks #195 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. 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 IND0000343.
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 · L100000401459; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,371.2 MW, PRAGATI CCCP -III is well above the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). 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
- Load factor
- 29%, from 3,476 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 29% median for 41 gas plants in India
- Generation trend
- 2,156 GWh in 2014 and 3,476 GWh in 2018 (+61%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 3,476 GWh; 2015: 1,836 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 3.1% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 71 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).
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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.8°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 90% 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: 17/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~7% 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 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 #6 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
- Pragati Combined Cycle Gas Turbine-III power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · NCT
- Narela Waste to Energy power station · Biomass · 24 MW · NCT
- RITHALA CCCP · Gas · 94.8 MW · NCT
- Rithala Gas power plant · Gas · 108 MW · NCT
- RAJGHAT · Coal · 135 MW · NCT
- Indraprastha Gas power station · Gas · 282 MW · NCT
Location
Coordinates 28.7962, 77.0706 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PRAGATI CCCP -III?
PRAGATI CCCP -III is a 1,371.2 MW gas power plant in NCT, India, commissioned in 2012.
How much electricity does PRAGATI CCCP -III generate?
PRAGATI CCCP -III generates about 3,476 GWh of electricity per year.