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Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station

Gas power plant in Hainan, China. Approximate location 19.8321, 109.2038.

GasHainanChinaCCGT · HRSGMitsubishi Heavy Industries: M701F4CO₂ modelled

Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station is a 990 MW gas power station in Hainan, China. It is operated by Huaneng Yangpu Thermal Power Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.1 million homes (estimated). It ranks #997 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 719,670 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 168k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 3.2% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

990Legacy source-record capacity
2HRSG unit(s)
1,115,022homes powered (est.)
719,670t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2022commissioned (~4 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-3122.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHuaneng Yangpu Cogen power station Climate TRACE
CountryChina · Hainan Climate TRACE
Coordinates19.8321, 109.2038 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity990 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHuaneng Yangpu Thermal Power Co Ltd Climate TRACE
Commissioned2022 Climate TRACE
TechnologyCCGT · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: M701F4 · HRSG Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions719,670 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#997 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#112 of 595 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.49× · 284 MW median · 595 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,115,022 calculated
Climate24.6°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityCX · 55/100 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 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: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 990 MW, Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station is well above the median gas plant in China (284 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: M701F4. 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.

~719,670 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

168kpassenger cars driven for a year
94khomes' yearly energy use
12 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

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 Yangpu Thermal Power 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 tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 19.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

24.6°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
2,409cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
16 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 18 °CJF: 19 °CFM: 22 °CMA: 25 °CAM: 28 °CMJ: 29 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 29 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 26 °CON: 23 °CND: 20 °CD29 °C

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

A gas turbine here also runs ~7% 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

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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

CXISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
55/100environmental-severity index
10.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
7 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 #112 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

Location

Coordinates 19.8321, 109.2038 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station?

Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station is a 990 MW source-record gas power plant in Hainan, China, commissioned in 2022.

How many homes can Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,115,022 homes (estimated).

Who operates Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station?

Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station is operated by Huaneng Yangpu Thermal Power Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station emit?

Huaneng Yangpu Cogen power station has modelled emissions of about 719,670 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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