Kunming Steel Gas power project is a 100 MW gas power station in Yunnan, China. It ranks #2723 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_kunmingsteel_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 GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 100 MW, Kunming Steel Gas power project is below the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #454 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
- Kunming power station · Coal · 600 MW · Yunnan
- Yunnan Kunming Xishan District power station · Biomass · 36 MW · Yunnan
- Fumin Dafengyakou Wind · Wind · 33 MW · Yunnan
- Fumin Mayingshan Wind · Wind · 40 MW · Yunnan
- Yunnan Desheng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. Gas Power Project · Gas · 80 MW · Yunnan
- Yunan Fumin Baihuashan Wind · Wind · 48 MW · Yunnan
Location
Coordinates 24.9541076, 102.3734122 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kunming Steel Gas power project?
Kunming Steel Gas power project is a 100 MW gas power plant in Yunnan, China.