Government of India - Central Electricity Authority
About Government of India - Central Electricity Authority
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India provides plant-level CO2 emission factors for power stations across the country, offering detailed data and grid-average metrics to support accurate emissions reporting and policy compliance.
Visit Government of India - Central Electricity Authority websiteBaseline Carbon Dioxide Emission Database Version 20.0
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| Description | The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India provides plant-level CO2 emission factors for power stations across the country, offering detailed data and grid-average metrics to support accurate emissions reporting and policy compliance. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2024 |
| Geography | India |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2 |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in tCO2e/MWh, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kWh. |
License
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| Type of license | Government License |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: [https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality](https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality) |
| Quality flag(s) | Partial factor The source reports emission factors in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. |
Methodology
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| IPCC AR method |
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| Methodology description | The CO₂ Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector is published by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, to provide authentic baseline emissions data for all grid-connected power stations in India. Emission factors are calculated in accordance with CDM consolidated methodology ACM0002. Climatiq has extracted five emission factor types from Version 20.0 of the database, all expressed in CO₂ only (CH₄ and N₂O are not included): Weighted average (supplier mix) — the generation-weighted average CO₂ intensity of all grid-connected stations. Simple Operating Margin (OM) — the average CO₂ intensity of all stations excluding low-cost and must-run sources. Build Margin (BM) — the average CO₂ intensity of the most recent capacity additions representing 20% of system generation, including renewables. Combined Margin (CM) — a 50:50 weighted average of the OM and BM, used as the primary baseline emission factor for CDM and Indian Carbon Market project accounting. Station-specific emission factor — the CO₂ intensity of electricity supplied from an individual power station. For full details, see the CEA CO₂ Baseline Database User Guide Version 20.0: https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/User_Guide_Version_20.0.pdf. |
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