Rizhao Xuri Power Generation Co., Ltd. power project — China

Rizhao Xuri Power Generation Co., Ltd. power project is a 405 MW gas power station in Shandong Sheng, China. It is operated by Rizhao Xuri Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 456k homes (estimated). It ranks #1750 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 471,040 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 110k 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-3211.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408704; fuel: Climate TRACE

In context: how this plant compares

At 405 MW, Rizhao Xuri Power Generation Co., Ltd. power project is well above 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.

~471,040 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

198 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 Rizhao Xuri Power Generation Co Ltd.

Climate zone & how it works

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 35.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling 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 #250 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

• Rizhao Iron and Steel Cogen power station · Coal · 660 MW · Shandong Sheng
• Rizhao Steel Co., Ltd. power project · Gas · 50 MW · Shandong Sheng
• Shandong Steel Rizhao captive power station · Coal · 700 MW · Shandong Sheng
• Huaneng Rizhao Lanshan power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Shandong
• Jiangsu Province Binxin Steel Group Co., Ltd. power project · Gas · 310 MW · Shandong Sheng
• Shandong Rizhao power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Shandong Sheng

Location

Coordinates 35.148927, 119.369036 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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