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Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station

Gas power plant in Beijing, China. Approximate location 40.102, 116.468.

GasBeijingChinaCCGT · HRSGShanghai Electric: V94.2CO₂ modelled

Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station is a 255 MW gas power station in Beijing, China. It is operated by Beijing Jingneng Future Gas Thermal Power Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 287k homes (estimated). It ranks #2017 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 185,370 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 43k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 3.2% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

255Source-backed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
287,202homes powered (est.)
185,370t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2014commissioned (~12 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-3445.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBeijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station Climate TRACE
CountryChina · Beijing Climate TRACE
Coordinates40.102, 116.468 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity255 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerBeijing Jingneng Future Gas Thermal Power Co Ltd Climate TRACE
Commissioned2014 Climate TRACE
TechnologyCCGT · Shanghai Electric: V94.2 · HRSG Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions185,370 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2017 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#309 of 595 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.90× · 284 MW median · 595 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent287,202 calculated
Climate11.9°C · HDD 2,957 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 34/100 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 L100000405602); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 255 MW, Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station is below the median gas plant in China (284 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Shanghai Electric: V94.2. 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.

~185,370 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

43kpassenger cars driven for a year
24khomes' yearly energy use
3.1 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest gas plants in China

Datang Wushi power station: 3,900 MW4kDatang Wus…Jingneng Beihai power station: 3,200 MW3kJingneng B…Jiangsu Rudong Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station: 3,120 MW3kJiangsu Ru…Wenzhou Dongtou power station: 3,120 MW3kWenzhou Do…Guanghai Bay power station: 2,900 MW3kGuanghai B…Chongqing Changshou power station: 2,800 MW3kChongqing …Chongqing Tongliang power station: 2,800 MW3kChongqing …Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station: 2,800 MW3kSichuan De…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Beijing Jingneng Future Gas Thermal Power Co 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 monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

11.9°Cannual mean temp
2,957heating degree-days (base 18°C)
747cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
34 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -5 °CJF: -1 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 14 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 25 °CAS: 20 °CSO: 13 °CON: 4 °CND: -2 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 20% above 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: 61/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% 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

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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
34/100environmental-severity index
30.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
165 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 #309 largest gas power plant of 595 in China by capacity.

China has 595 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 333,508 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 40.102, 116.468 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station?

Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station is a 255 MW source-record gas power plant in Beijing, China, commissioned in 2014.

How many homes can Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 287,202 homes (estimated).

Who operates Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station?

Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station is operated by Beijing Jingneng Future Gas Thermal Power Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station emit?

Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station has modelled emissions of about 185,370 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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