GANGUWAL is a hydroelectric power plant in India with a capacity of 77.65 MW. It was commissioned in 1957 and has no specific operator listed. Ranked #133 of 261 hydro plants in India, GANGUWAL contributes 0.15% of the country's total hydro capacity of 52,623 MW. The largest hydro plant in India is KOYNA COMPLEX at 1,956 MW, making GANGUWAL 25.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include BHAKRA (1,379 MW, Hydro), DEHAR (990 MW, Hydro), and ROPAR (840 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Himachal Pradesh, approximately 300 km from Chandigarh.
69 years old
India, Asia
- 610. largest of 1,805 plants in India
- #11,338 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,641 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of India
69 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited operates 7 plants totalling 1,327 MW
24 plants within 100 km, 9,640 MW combined
Source: Central Electricity Authority
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
GANGUWAL is a hydro power plant producing approximately 272 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
India- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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