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Hebei Yuhang cogen power station

Coal power plant in Hebei, China. Approximate location 40.454509, 117.523452.

CoalHebeiChinasubcritical

Hebei Yuhang cogen power station is a 30 MW coal power plant in Hebei, China. It is operated by Hebei Yuhang Thermal Power Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #4805 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

30MW installed capacity
37,542homes powered (est.)
2010commissioned (~16 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_hebeiyuhangcogen_china.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHebei Yuhang cogen power station GEM-coal
CountryChina · Hebei GEM-coal
Coordinates40.454509, 117.523452 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity30 MW GEM · 2026 · L100001081016; operating plant capacity
OwnerHebei Yuhang Thermal Power Co Ltd GEM-coal
Commissioned2010 GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions131,400 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#4805 / 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1898 / 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.04× · 700 MW · n=1907 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent37,542 calculated
Environmental severityC2 · 32/100 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 · 2026 · L100001081016; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 30 MW, Hebei Yuhang cogen power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in China

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

Owner

Operated by Hebei Yuhang Thermal Power Co Ltd.

Climate zone & how it works

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~25°Ctypical warm-season mean
Monsoon hot-summer continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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)
32/100environmental-severity index
31.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
152 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 #1898 largest coal power plant of 1907 in China by capacity.

China has 1907 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,882,493 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 40.454509, 117.523452 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Hebei Yuhang cogen power station?

Hebei Yuhang cogen power station is a 30 MW coal power plant in Hebei, China, commissioned in 2010.

How many homes can Hebei Yuhang cogen power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 37,542 homes (estimated).

Who operates Hebei Yuhang cogen power station?

Hebei Yuhang cogen power station is operated by Hebei Yuhang Thermal Power Co Ltd.

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