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Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station

Gas power plant in Shandong, China. Approximate location 36.877484, 118.295499.

GasShandongChinaCCGT · HRSG

Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station is a 940 MW gas power station in Shandong, China. It is operated by Huaneng Xindian Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.1 million homes (estimated). It ranks #1022 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 3.2% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

940MW installed capacity
2HRSG unit(s)
1,058,708homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityHuaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryChina · Shandong GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates36.877484, 118.295499 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity940 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerHuaneng Xindian Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,482,192 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#1022 / 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#127 / 595 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.32× · 283.5 MW · n=595 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,058,708 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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 fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 940 MW, Huaneng Xindian 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). 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in China

Datang Wushi power station: 3,900 MW4kDatang Wus…Jingneng Beihai power station: 3,200 MW3kJingneng B…Jiangsu Rudong Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station: 3,120 MW3kJiangsu Ru…Wenzhou Dongtou power station: 3,120 MW3kWenzhou Do…Guanghai Bay power station: 2,900 MW3kGuanghai B…Chongqing Changshou power station: 2,800 MW3kChongqing …Chongqing Tongliang power station: 2,800 MW3kChongqing …Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station: 2,800 MW3kSichuan De…

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

Owner

Operated by Huaneng Xindian Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 36.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Humid subtropical (dry winter): four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
28.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
65 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 #127 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.

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Location

Coordinates 36.877484, 118.295499 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station?

Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station is a 940 MW gas power plant in Shandong, China.

How many homes can Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,058,708 homes (estimated).

Who operates Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station?

Huaneng Xindian Gas Thermal power station is operated by Huaneng Xindian Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].

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