LHASA TPSP is a 103.5 MW oil power station in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 78k homes (estimated). It ranks #2532 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 394,060 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 92k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 0.8% 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-3278.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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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 103.5 MW, LHASA TPSP is below the median oil plant in China (271 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~394,060 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 oil capacity
- 6.2% of 1,672 MW across 7 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 oil plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a polar tundra climate (Köppen ET) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.7°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 91% above 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: 92/100 — this site sits in the top 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 a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with thermal cycling 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 #7 largest oil power plant of 7 in China by capacity.
China has 7 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,672 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- State Grid Lasa Gas power station · Gas · 180 MW · Tibet Autonomous Region
- Dongga Power Plant · Gas · 283.5 MW · Tibet Autonomous Region
- Tibet Lhasa power station · Biomass · 40 MW · Tibet Autonomous Region
- Lhasa · Solar · 10 MW · Tibet Autonomous Region
- Yangbajain Geothermal · Geothermal · 25.1 MW · Tibet Autonomous Region
- Yangbajing · Solar · 30 MW · Tibet Autonomous Region
Location
Coordinates 29.6548, 90.9584 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LHASA TPSP?
LHASA TPSP is a 103.5 MW oil power plant in Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
How much CO₂ does LHASA TPSP emit?
LHASA TPSP has modelled emissions of about 394,060 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).