Nanxi power station is a 1,400 MW gas power station in Sichuan, China. It ranks #533 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_nanxi_china.
Data status
Known data
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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 1,400 MW, Nanxi 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 “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 #58 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
- Haifengherui power station · Coal · 165 MW · Sichuan
- Sichuan Yibin power station · Biomass · 39 MW · Sichuan
- Luzhou Chuannan power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Sichuan
- Chuantou Luzhou power station · Gas · 1,400 MW · Sichuan
- Fuxi power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Sichuan
- Huangjiaozhuang Coal · Coal · 400 MW · Sichuan
Location
Coordinates 28.85029012, 104.9628926 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Nanxi power station?
Nanxi power station is a 1,400 MW gas power plant in Sichuan, China.