SURATGARH is a 1,500 MW coal power station in Rajasthan, India. It is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 6,477 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.9 million homes. It ranks #181 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 7,260,600 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.7 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 IND0000431.
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 · L100000102534; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,500 MW, SURATGARH 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.
~7,260,600 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
- 49%, from 6,477 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 9,155 GWh in 2014 and 6,477 GWh in 2018 (−29%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 9,155 GWh; 2016: 4,031 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- 0.2% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 93 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 Rajasthan 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 desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.2°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 91% 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.
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 #167 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
- Churu Biomass power station · Biomass · 15 MW · Rajasthan
- Amarsar Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Rajasthan
- Usmankhera · Solar · 25 MW · Rajasthan
- Kandu Khera · Solar · 14 MW · Haryana
- Daulat Pura · Solar · 25 MW · Punjab
- Bamanwali Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Rajasthan
Location
Coordinates 29.179, 74.0202 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SURATGARH?
SURATGARH is a 1,500 MW coal power plant in Rajasthan, India, commissioned in 2002.
How much electricity does SURATGARH generate?
SURATGARH generates about 6,477 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates SURATGARH?
SURATGARH is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
How much CO₂ does SURATGARH emit?
SURATGARH has modelled emissions of about 7,260,600 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).