SEMBCORP GAYATRI is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is operated by Sembcorp Energy India Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 9,065 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.6 million homes. It ranks #212 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 7,985,000 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.9 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 IND0000524.
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 · L100000102055; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, SEMBCORP GAYATRI is well above the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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.
~7,985,000 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
- 78%, from 9,065 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 8,471 GWh in 2016 and 9,065 GWh in 2018 (+7%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2018: 9,065 GWh; 2017: 8,470 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.2% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 294 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 Sembcorp Energy India Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 14.4°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.
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 aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), 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 #192 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
- DAMODARAM SANJEEVAIAH · Coal · 2,400 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- Meenakshi Energy Thermal Power Project · Coal · 1,000 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- SIMHAPURI TPP · Coal · 600 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- THAMMINAPATNAM TPP · Coal · 300 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- Nellore power station · Coal · 30 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- Ankulapatur power station · Coal · 485 MW · Andhra Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 14.351, 80.1443 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SEMBCORP GAYATRI?
SEMBCORP GAYATRI is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2016.
How much electricity does SEMBCORP GAYATRI generate?
SEMBCORP GAYATRI generates about 9,065 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates SEMBCORP GAYATRI?
SEMBCORP GAYATRI is operated by Sembcorp Energy India Ltd.
How much CO₂ does SEMBCORP GAYATRI emit?
SEMBCORP GAYATRI has modelled emissions of about 7,985,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).