Maoming cogen power station is a 1,350 MW gas power station in Guangdong, China. It ranks #550 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 5,210,900 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.2 million 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-2439.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,350 MW, Maoming cogen power station is well above the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “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.
~5,210,900 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #65 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
- Maoming - Ruineng Coal · Coal · 510 MW · Guangdong
- Maoming Refinery power station · Coal · 100 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Maoming (Yongcheng) power station · Biomass · 24 MW · Guangdong
- GCL Gaozhou Distributed Gas power station · Gas · 150 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Gaozhou City (Langkun) power station · Biomass · 25 MW · Guangdong
- Maoming nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 600 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 21.6756, 110.8795 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Maoming cogen power station?
Maoming cogen power station is a 1,350 MW gas power plant in Guangdong, China.
How much CO₂ does Maoming cogen power station emit?
Maoming cogen power station has modelled emissions of about 5,210,900 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).