Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station is a 494 MW gas power station in Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China. It is operated by Ningxia Eastern Thermal Power Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 556k homes (estimated). It ranks #1686 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 846,470 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 197k 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-3095.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 800 MW for Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405769; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 494 MW, Ningxia East Gas Thermal 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). 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.
~846,470 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
- 0.1% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 88 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 Ningxia Eastern Thermal Power 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 cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 38.5°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 52% 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: 81/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% 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 a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #235 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
- Ningxia Keenwin Energy power station · Coal · 180 MW · Ningxia
- Ningxia West Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 77 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Yinchuan power station · Coal · 60 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Helan A · Solar · 30 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Xixia Ningxia power station · Coal · 1,100 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Hongdunzi A · Solar · 25 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
Location
Coordinates 38.5117, 106.3246 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station?
Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station is a 494 MW gas power plant in Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station?
Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station is operated by Ningxia Eastern Thermal Power Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station emit?
Ningxia East Gas Thermal power station has modelled emissions of about 846,470 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).