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Huai'an (Hebei) Coal

Coal power plant in Hebei, China. Approximate location 40.6458, 114.405.

CoalHebeiChinasubcritical

Huai'an (Hebei) Coal is a 660 MW coal power station in Hebei, China. It is operated by Huai'an Power Station. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 826k homes (estimated). It ranks #1422 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 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).

660Source-backed capacity
825,942homes powered (est.)
2007commissioned (~19 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1070753.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHuai'an (Hebei) Coal WRI
CountryChina · Hebei WRI
Coordinates40.6458, 114.405 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity660 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHuai'an Power Station WRI
Commissioned2007 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions2,890,800 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#1422 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1046 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.94× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent825,942 calculated
Climate7.3°C · HDD 4,178 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000100567); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 660 MW, Huai'an (Hebei) Coal is around the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in China

East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station: 7,000 MW7kEast Hope …Datang Tuoketuo power station: 6,720 MW7kDatang Tuo…Togtoh power station: 6,720 MW7kTogtoh pow…Ying Long Shan power station: 6,300 MW6kYing Long …Jiaxing power station: 6,030 MW6kJiaxing po…Guazhou Changle power station: 6,000 MW6kGuazhou Ch…Guodian Yulin Jingbian power station: 6,000 MW6kGuodian Yu…Guoxin Dafeng power station: 6,000 MW6kGuoxin Daf…

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

Owner

Operated by Huai'an Power Station.

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

7.3°Cannual mean temp
4,178heating degree-days (base 18°C)
293cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
963 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -10 °CJF: -6 °CFM: 1 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 22 °CJA: 21 °CAS: 15 °CSO: 8 °CON: -1 °CND: -8 °CD22 °C

Heating degree-days here run 70% 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: 86/100 — 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
33/100environmental-severity index
32.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
335 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #1046 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

Location

Coordinates 40.6458, 114.405 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Huai'an (Hebei) Coal?

Huai'an (Hebei) Coal is a 660 MW source-record coal power plant in Hebei, China, commissioned in 2007.

How many homes can Huai'an (Hebei) Coal power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 825,942 homes (estimated).

Who operates Huai'an (Hebei) Coal?

Huai'an (Hebei) Coal is operated by Huai'an Power Station.

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