Henan Province Ye County Matoushan Wind Power Plant — China

Henan Province Ye County Matoushan Wind Power Plant is a 46 MW wind power plant in Henan Sheng, China. It is operated by Ye County Fengsheng New Energy Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 39k homes (estimated). It ranks #4003 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 10.7% 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 WRI1071969.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000902948; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 46 MW, Henan Province Ye County Matoushan Wind Power Plant is around the median wind plant in China (49 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

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

Key facts

Share of China wind capacity

less than 0.1% of 52,236 MW across 835 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

440 of 471 dated wind 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 wind plants in China

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

Owner

Operated by Ye County Fengsheng New Energy Co Ltd [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 33.4°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% below 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: 44/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

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 #710 largest wind power plant of 835 in China by capacity.

China has 835 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 52,236 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Fangcheng B · Solar · 30 MW · Henan Sheng
• Fangcheng C · Solar · 10 MW · Henan Sheng
• Fangcheng A · Solar · 20 MW · Henan Sheng
• Kaidi Languang power station · Coal · 270 MW · Henan Sheng
• Henan Lushan power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Henan Sheng
• Yaomeng power station · Coal · 1,840 MW · Henan Sheng

Location

Coordinates 33.4293, 113.2163 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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