Henan Nengxin Cogen power station is a 420 MW coal power station in Henan Sheng, China. It ranks #1730 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075619.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 420 MW, Henan Nengxin Cogen power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1289 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.
Nearby power plants
- Henan Xuchang power station · Biomass · 65 MW · Henan Sheng
- Shenhong cogen power station · Coal · 40 MW · Henan
- Henan Weishi power station · Biomass · 25 MW · Henan Sheng
- Henan Nengxin cogen new power station · Coal · 700 MW · Henan Sheng
- Longgang Coal · Coal · 270 MW · Henan Sheng
- Yuzhou D · Solar · 20 MW · Henan Sheng
Location
Coordinates 34.0038, 113.8667 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Henan Nengxin Cogen power station?
Henan Nengxin Cogen power station is a 420 MW coal power plant in Henan Sheng, China, commissioned in 2008.