Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (GROUP) Co., Ltd. Gas Power Project — China

Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (GROUP) Co., Ltd. Gas Power Project is a 80 MW gas power plant in Liaoning, China. It is operated by Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (GROUP) Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 90k homes (estimated). It ranks #2829 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2023, it is around 3 years old — recently built. 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 CT-3531.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408118; fuel: Climate TRACE

In context: how this plant compares

At 80 MW, Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (GROUP) Co., Ltd. Gas Power Project is below the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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

less than 0.1% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

256 of 351 dated gas plants in China are older

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 Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (GROUP) 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 41.2°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 76% 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: 88/100 — this site sits in the top 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 #464 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

• Benxi Steel & Iron power station · Gas · 270 MW · Liaoning
• Benxi Cogen power station · Coal · 700 MW · Liaoning
• Liaoyang Chemical power station · Coal · 200 MW · Liaoning
• Liaoyang Guocheng power station · Coal · 220 MW · Liaoning
• Shenyang Hunnan power station · Coal · 700 MW · Liaoning
• Hongyang cogen power station · Coal · 600 MW · Liaoning

Location

Coordinates 41.2317, 123.6272 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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