VIJESWARAM GT is a 272.3 MW gas power station in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is operated by Andhra Pradesh Gas Power Corp Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 1,082 GWh, it can supply roughly 309k homes. It ranks #653 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1995, it is around 31 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 231,310 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 54k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 2.3% 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 IND0000502.
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 · L100000401499; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 272.3 MW, VIJESWARAM GT is well above the median gas plant in India (234.3 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~231,310 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
- 45%, from 1,082 GWh of reported generation; the median for 41 gas plants in India that report generation is 29%
- Generation trend
- 639 GWh in 2014 and 1,082 GWh in 2018 (+69%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 1,156 GWh; 2014: 639 GWh
- Share of India gas capacity
- 0.6% of 43,650 MW across 117 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 13 of 94 dated gas 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 Andhra Pradesh Gas Power Corp Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 16.9°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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #54 largest gas power plant of 117 in India by capacity.
India has 117 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 43,650 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- GREL CCPP (RAJAMUNDRY) · Gas · 768 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- VEMAGIRI CCCP · Gas · 388.5 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- East Godavari Mill power station · Coal · 51 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- JEGURUPADU GT · Gas · 455 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- Peravali · Solar · 4.4 MW · Andhra Pradesh
- Panduranga power station · Gas · 470 MW · Andhra Pradesh
Location
Coordinates 16.9345, 81.7245 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is VIJESWARAM GT?
VIJESWARAM GT is a 272.3 MW gas power plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, commissioned in 1995.
How much electricity does VIJESWARAM GT generate?
VIJESWARAM GT generates about 1,082 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates VIJESWARAM GT?
VIJESWARAM GT is operated by Andhra Pradesh Gas Power Corp Ltd.
How much CO₂ does VIJESWARAM GT emit?
VIJESWARAM GT has modelled emissions of about 231,310 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).