Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project is a 1,200 MW coal power station in Haryana, India. It is operated by Haryana Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.5 million homes (estimated). It ranks #345 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 5,009,100 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.2 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 CT-4732.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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 · L100000102240; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,200 MW, Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project is well above 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.
~5,009,100 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
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 152 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)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Haryana Power Generation Co 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 semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.3°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 87% 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: 18/100 — 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 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 #322 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
- RAJIV GANDHI TPS HISAR · Coal · 1,200 MW · Haryana
- Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,800 MW · Haryana
- Bakhora Kalan · Solar · 25 MW · Haryana
- Magania · Solar · 50 MW · Punjab
- Gamiwala 1 · Solar · 20 MW · Haryana
- Gamiwala 2 · Solar · 20 MW · Haryana
Location
Coordinates 29.347, 75.8575 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project?
Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project is a 1,200 MW coal power plant in Haryana, India, commissioned in 2010.
Who operates Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project?
Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project is operated by Haryana Power Generation Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project emit?
Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project has modelled emissions of about 5,009,100 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).