Chongqing Nanchuan power station — China

Chongqing Nanchuan power station is a 700 MW gas power station in Chongqing, China. It ranks #1296 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 GOGPT_chongqingnanchuan_china.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 700 MW, Chongqing Nanchuan power station is well above the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #219 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

• Nanchuan Heart River power station · Coal · 25 MW · Chongqing Shi
• Shuijiang Zutuan power station · Coal · 350 MW · Chongqing Shi
• Chongqing Fangsheng power station · Coal · 50 MW · Chongqing Shi
• Chongqing Banan District power station · Biomass · 48 MW · Chongqing Shi
• Chongqing Relocation power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Chongqing Shi
• Wansheng power station · Coal · 600 MW · Chongqing Shi

Location

Coordinates 29.158123, 107.107426 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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