Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station is a 168 MW gas power station in Guangdong, China. It is operated by China Power (Jiangmen) Integrated Energy Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 189k homes (estimated). It ranks #2256 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 304,890 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 71k 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-3331.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 120 MW for Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power s, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 168 MW, Jiangmen Distributed Natural 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.
~304,890 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of China gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 198 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 China Power (Jiangmen) Integrated 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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.6°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 90% 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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~5% 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 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 #372 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
- SPIC Jiangmen Gaoxin District Distributed Gas power station · Gas · 260 MW · Guangdong
- Zhongshan Yong'an Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 180 MW · Guangdong
- Shunde Jun'an Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 2,760 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Jiangmen Pengjiang District power station · Biomass · 45 MW · Guangdong
- Shunde Western Ecological Industrial Park Distributed power station · Gas · 150 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Zhongshan power station · Coal · 600 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 22.5763, 113.1623 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station?
Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station is a 168 MW gas power plant in Guangdong, China, commissioned in 2021.
Who operates Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station?
Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station is operated by China Power (Jiangmen) Integrated Energy Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station emit?
Jiangmen Distributed Natural Gas power station has modelled emissions of about 304,890 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).