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Qishuyan Gas

Gas power plant in Jiangsu Sheng, China. Approximate location 31.74, 120.04.

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Qishuyan Gas is a 1,140 MW gas power station in Jiangsu Sheng, China. It is operated by Jiangsu Huadian Qishuyan Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #931 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,803,900 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 420k 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).

1,140Source-backed capacity
1,283,965homes powered (est.)
1,803,900t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029830.

Data status

Known data

FacilityQishuyan Gas WRI
CountryChina · Jiangsu Sheng WRI
Coordinates31.74, 120.04 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity1,140 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJiangsu Huadian Qishuyan Power Generation Co Ltd WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions1,803,900 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#931 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#85 of 595 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers4.02× · 284 MW median · 595 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,283,965 calculated
Climate15.7°C · HDD 1,816 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 43/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000405711); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,140 MW, Qishuyan Gas is well above the median gas plant in China (284 MW). 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.

~1,803,900 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

420kpassenger cars driven for a year
235khomes' yearly energy use
30 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in China

Datang Wushi power station: 3,900 MW4kDatang Wus…Jingneng Beihai power station: 3,200 MW3kJingneng B…Jiangsu Rudong Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station: 3,120 MW3kJiangsu Ru…Wenzhou Dongtou power station: 3,120 MW3kWenzhou Do…Guanghai Bay power station: 2,900 MW3kGuanghai B…Chongqing Changshou power station: 2,800 MW3kChongqing …Chongqing Tongliang power station: 2,800 MW3kChongqing …Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station: 2,800 MW3kSichuan De…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Jiangsu Huadian Qishuyan Power Generation 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 climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 31.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.7°Cannual mean temp
1,816heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,008cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
7 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 3 °CJF: 5 °CFM: 9 °CMA: 15 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 23 °CSO: 18 °CON: 12 °CND: 6 °CD28 °C

Heating degree-days here run 26% 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: 40/100 — this site sits in the mid 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
43/100environmental-severity index
25.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
125 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #85 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

Location

Coordinates 31.74, 120.04 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Qishuyan Gas?

Qishuyan Gas is a 1,140 MW source-record gas power plant in Jiangsu Sheng, China.

How many homes can Qishuyan Gas power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,283,965 homes (estimated).

Who operates Qishuyan Gas?

Qishuyan Gas is operated by Jiangsu Huadian Qishuyan Power Generation Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Qishuyan Gas emit?

Qishuyan Gas has modelled emissions of about 1,803,900 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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