UKAI LBC — India

UKAI LBC is a 5 MW hydro power plant in Gujarat, India. It ranks #2148 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 8.6% 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 IND0000474.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 300 MW for Ukai hydroelectric plant, 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 · L100000602080; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 5 MW, UKAI LBC is below the median hydro plant in India (80 MW). Technically it is described as pumped storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #224 largest hydro power plant of 233 in India by capacity.

India has 233 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,527 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• UKAI_Hydro · Hydro · 300 MW · Gujarat
• UKAI_Coal · Coal · 1,110 MW · Gujarat
• Ukai Thermal Power Station · Coal · 1,110 MW · Gujarat
• KAKRAPARA · Nuclear · 1,840 MW · Gujarat
• Vastan Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Gujarat
• Surat Lignite Power Plant · Coal · 500 MW · Gujarat

Location

Coordinates 21.2323, 73.5917 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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