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UTRAULA TPP

Coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India. Approximate location 27.3455, 82.3166.

CoalUttar PradeshIndiasubcriticalCO₂ modelled

UTRAULA TPP is a 90 MW coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is operated by Lalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 178 GWh, it can supply roughly 51k homes. It ranks #910 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 352,103 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 82k 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).

90Source-backed capacity
178GWh reported / yr
50,771homes powered
352,103t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000491.

Data status

Known data

FacilityUTRAULA TPP WRI
CountryIndia · Uttar Pradesh WRI
Coordinates27.3455, 82.3166 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity90 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerLalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd WRI
Commissioned2012 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI
GWh reported / yr178 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions352,103 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#910 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#606 of 716 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.09× · 1,000 MW median · 716 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent50,771 calculated from reported generation
Climate24.7°C · HDD 157 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 38/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000102654); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 90 MW, UTRAULA TPP is below 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.

~352,103 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

82kpassenger cars driven for a year
46khomes' yearly energy use
5.9 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Reported generation trend

2014: 486 GWh20142015: 327 GWh20152016: 376 GWh20162017: 174 GWh20172018: 178 GWh2018486 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Lalitpur 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-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 27.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

24.7°Cannual mean temp
157heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,610cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
99 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 15 °CJF: 18 °CFM: 23 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 31 °CMJ: 31 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 29 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 26 °CON: 21 °CND: 16 °CD31 °C

Heating degree-days here run 94% 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: 16/100 — 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
38/100environmental-severity index
16.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
829 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #606 largest coal power plant of 716 in India by capacity.

India has 716 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 806,969 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 27.3455, 82.3166 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is UTRAULA TPP?

UTRAULA TPP is a 90 MW source-record coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned in 2012.

How much electricity does UTRAULA TPP generate?

UTRAULA TPP generates about 178 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can UTRAULA TPP power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 50,771 homes.

Who operates UTRAULA TPP?

UTRAULA TPP is operated by Lalitpur Power Generation Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does UTRAULA TPP emit?

UTRAULA TPP has modelled emissions of about 352,103 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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