Industry

Power Generation

Decarbonizing power spans thermal (coal, gas), renewables (solar, wind, hydro, biomass) and hybrid fleets. Key levers include heat-rate improvement, renewable integration & storage, SF₆ leak management, flexible operations for variable RE, and market/location-based accounting for grid factors. Challenges include fuel quality variability, T&D losses allocation, and aligning disclosure frameworks across assets.

Power plants and renewable energy landscape

Key drivers & challenges

  • Improve plant heat rate & auxiliary power; optimize combustion/NOx and condenser vacuum.
  • Increase RE share via utility‑scale solar/wind, hybrid PPAs, and BESS for peak‑shaving.
  • Fuel switching/co‑firing: biomass/torrefied pellets, gas peakers, waste‑heat to power.
  • Flexible operations: ramp rates, minimum technical load, and unit commitment strategies to accommodate RE.
  • Fugitive control: SF₆ in switchgear, refrigerants in HVAC/chillers.
Scope 1 — Generation Site
  • Fuel combustion (coal, gas, oil) by unit & heat rate.
  • Fugitives: SF₆, refrigerants; on‑site vehicles & DG sets.
  • Biomass co‑firing & waste‑to‑energy attribution.
Scope 2 — Purchased Power
  • Imported electricity for auxiliary loads when units are off‑line or islands.
  • Market vs location‑based factors; PPAs/RECs tracking.
  • Station service & house‑load metering.
Scope 3 — Upstream
  • Fuel supply chain: mining, washing, transport (rail/road/ship/pipeline).
  • Capital goods (turbines, boilers, panels, inverters, transformers).
  • Employee commute, contractor fuel, water & chemicals.
Scope 3 — Downstream
  • T&D losses allocation where applicable; wheeling/retail delivery.
  • Sold electricity disclosures & contractual instruments.
  • End‑of‑life for batteries/solar modules; recycling credits.

Compliance & Frameworks

BRSR / SEBI

Automated mapping for energy, emissions, water, waste and supplier indicators with audit trails.

CSRD / ESRS E1–E5

Materiality, Scope 1–3 details, renewable share, and intensity KPIs (tCO₂e/MWh).

GHG Protocol + Sector Guides

Fuel‑specific factors, contractual instruments (PPAs/RECs), and SF₆ accounting support.

Sample Dashboard — Power Generation Fleet

Emissions & Intensity

tCO₂e & tCO₂e/MWh (YTD)
5.8M
Scope 1
0.42M
Scope 2
1.6M
Scope 3
tCO₂e/MWh (fleet)
0.69
▼ 6% YoY
RE share
34%
▲ +9 pts
Progress to 2030 target (‑40% intensity)

Thermal KPIs

Gross heat rate
9,050 kJ/kWh
▼ 3% YoY
Auxiliary power
6.8%
▼ 0.5 pts
SO₂ emissions
0.82 kg/MWh
▼ 11%
SF₆ leak rate
0.3%
▼ 0.1 pts

Compliance Status

Updated
  • GHG Protocol alignment✔
  • BRSR energy & emissions✔
  • CSRD ESRS E1 targets▲ In progress
  • SF₆ asset registry● Attention
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