Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station is a 120 MW gas power station in Tianjin Shi, China. It is operated by Tianjin Huadian Beichen Distributed Energy Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 135k homes (estimated). It ranks #2459 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 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 CT-3533.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405716; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 120 MW, Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station is below the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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
- less than 0.1% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 135 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 Tianjin Huadian Beichen Distributed Energy Co Ltd.
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 monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.3°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 11% 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: 55/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #431 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
- Tianjin Beijiao power station · Gas · 2,700 MW · Tianjin
- Tianjin Dongli District power station · Biomass · 80 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Dongli District (Taihuan) power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Northeast power station · Coal · 660 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Beichen power station · Other · 160 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin-1 power station · Coal · 150 MW · Tianjin
Location
Coordinates 39.3006, 117.1905 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station?
Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station is a 120 MW gas power plant in Tianjin Shi, China, commissioned in 2018.
Who operates Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station?
Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station is operated by Tianjin Huadian Beichen Distributed Energy Co Ltd.