Panzhihua Steel Group Panzhihua Steel Vanadium Co., Ltd. power project — China

Panzhihua Steel Group Panzhihua Steel Vanadium Co., Ltd. power project is a 200 MW gas power station in Sichuan, China. It is operated by Panzhihua Steel Group Panzhihua Steel Vanadium Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 225k homes (estimated). It ranks #2170 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 232,610 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 54k 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-3389.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408702; fuel: Climate TRACE

In context: how this plant compares

At 200 MW, Panzhihua Steel Group Panzhihua Steel Vanadium Co., Ltd. power project is below the median gas plant in China (283.5 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.

~232,610 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

less than 0.1% of 333,508 MW across 595 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

223 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 Panzhihua Steel Group Panzhihua Steel Vanadium 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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.6°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 75% below 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: 22/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~3% 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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 #337 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

• Panzhihua Hemenkou power station · Coal · 475 MW · Sichuan
• Baguanhe Washery power station · Coal · 270 MW · Sichuan
• Sichuan Chuanmei Huarong Panzhihua Gangue Power Plant · Coal · 270 MW · Sichuan
• Panzhihua Works power station · Coal · 330 MW · Sichuan
• Sichuan Panzhihua (Wangneng) power station · Biomass · 15 MW · Sichuan
• Tongzilin · Hydro · 600 MW · Sichuan

Location

Coordinates 26.5639, 101.6779 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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