Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station is a 1,010 MW gas power station in Shandong, China. It is operated by Huadian Qingdao Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.1 million homes (estimated). It ranks #971 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2023, it is around 3 years old — recently built. 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_huadianqingdao_china.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405709; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,010 MW, Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station is well above the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Dongfang Electric Corporation: M701F. 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.
Key facts
- Share of China gas capacity
- 0.3% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 256 of 351 dated gas 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 gas plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Huadian Qingdao Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 36.1°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 1% 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: 50/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #101 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
- Qingdao power station · Coal · 1,270 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Datang Qingdao Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 2,000 MW · Shandong
- Huangdao power station · Coal · 1,585 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Qingdao Hengyuan cogen power station · Coal · 30 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Qingdao Xiaojianxi Landfill Gas · Gas · 3 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Jiaozhou power station · Biomass · 90 MW · Shandong Sheng
Location
Coordinates 36.112336, 120.331687 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station?
Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station is a 1,010 MW gas power plant in Shandong, China, commissioned in 2023.
Who operates Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station?
Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station is operated by Huadian Qingdao Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].