Huadian Kulun is a 201 MW wind power station in Inner Mongolia, China. It is operated by Huadian New Energy Group Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 171k homes (estimated). It ranks #2120 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1071346.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 201 MW, Huadian Kulun is well above 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
- 0.4% of 52,236 MW across 835 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 43 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 Huadian New Energy Group 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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.7°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 110% 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: 95/100 — this site sits in the top 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #15 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
- Huadian Wind Huitengxile Inner Mongolia · Wind · 202 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Zhuozi Bayin · Solar · 10 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Datang New Energy Chayouhouqi Hanwula · Wind · 49 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Jingneng Chayouzhong Phase 2 · Wind · 50 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Inner Mongolia Datang International Hongmu Phase 2 · Wind · 49 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Qahar Right Rear power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Inner Mongolia
Location
Coordinates 41.7181, 112.6019 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Huadian Kulun?
Huadian Kulun is a 201 MW wind power plant in Inner Mongolia, China, commissioned in 2009.
Who operates Huadian Kulun?
Huadian Kulun is operated by Huadian New Energy Group Co Ltd [100%].