Huaqing IGCC power station is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Guangdong, China. It is operated by Guangdong Yuedian Huaqing Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Power Generation Co L. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #708 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% 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 GEM_coa_huaqingigcc_china.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Huaqing IGCC power station is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as IGCC. 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.
Key facts
- Share of China coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Guangdong Yuedian Huaqing Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Power Generation Co L.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.3°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 89% below 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: 17/100 — this site sits in the bottom 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
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #535 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
- Guangdong Xinhui power station · Gas · 906 MW · Guangdong
- Yudean Xinhui power station · Gas · 780 MW · Guangdong
- Jiangmen Gujing Energy Service Thermal power station · Gas · 120 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Zhuhai power station · Biomass · 90 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Jiangmen Xinhui District power station · Biomass · 36 MW · Guangdong
- Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 320 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 22.25501, 113.068334 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Huaqing IGCC power station?
Huaqing IGCC power station is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Guangdong, China.
Who operates Huaqing IGCC power station?
Huaqing IGCC power station is operated by Guangdong Yuedian Huaqing Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Power Generation Co L.