Beijing Taiyanggong Trigeneration is a 780 MW gas power station in Beijing, China. It is operated by Beijing Taiyanggong Gas-fired Thermal Power Company. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 879k homes (estimated). It ranks #1123 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 3.2% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061029.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000405607; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 780 MW, Beijing Taiyanggong Trigeneration is well above the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of China gas capacity
- 0.2% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Beijing Taiyanggong Gas-fired Thermal Power Company.
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 40.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 17% 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: 59/100 — 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
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #191 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
- Beijing Energy Sun Palace Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 916.6 MW · Beijing
- Beijing Zhengdong Electronic Power Group South power station · Gas · 122 MW · Beijing
- Beijing Yire power station · Coal · 400 MW · Beijing
- Jinjeng · Gas · 700 MW · Beijing
- Huaneng Beijing power station · Gas · 1,930 MW · Beijing
- Beijing Energy Future City Gas and Thermal power station · Gas · 255 MW · Beijing
Location
Coordinates 39.98, 116.44 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Beijing Taiyanggong Trigeneration?
Beijing Taiyanggong Trigeneration is a 780 MW gas power plant in Beijing, China.
Who operates Beijing Taiyanggong Trigeneration?
Beijing Taiyanggong Trigeneration is operated by Beijing Taiyanggong Gas-fired Thermal Power Company.