Shandong Huaneng Tai'an power station is a 990 MW gas power station in Shandong, China. It ranks #998 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_shandonghuanengtaian_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 990 MW, Shandong Huaneng Tai'an 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); Shanghai Electric: AE94.3A. Its current lifecycle status is “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 #113 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
- Tai'an Daiyue South cogen power station · Coal · 50 MW · Shandong
- Taishan gypsum cogen power station · Coal · 50 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Guodian Taian power station · Coal · 700 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Tai'an (Beikong) power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Feicheng Shengli Chemical power station · Coal · 30 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Tai'an Lubang power station · Coal · 100 MW · Shandong Sheng
Location
Coordinates 36.0311424, 117.0558611 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shandong Huaneng Tai'an power station?
Shandong Huaneng Tai'an power station is a 990 MW gas power plant in Shandong, China, Construction 2026.