Shandong Huipu Wennan power station is a 120 MW coal power station in Shandong, China. It is operated by Shandong HP Gangue Power Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 150k homes (estimated). It ranks #2474 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% 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 GEM_coa_shandonghuipuwennan_china.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 120 MW, Shandong Huipu Wennan power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of China coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Shandong HP Gangue Power Co Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.8°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #1596 largest coal power plant of 1907 in China by capacity.
China has 1907 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,882,493 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Xintai power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Shandong
- Shandong Zhongtai power station · Coal · 300 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Xinwen Peak cogen power station · Coal · 60 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Xintai power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Xintai (Everbright) power station · Biomass · 12 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch power project · Gas · 140 MW · Shandong
Location
Coordinates 35.821, 117.777 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shandong Huipu Wennan power station?
Shandong Huipu Wennan power station is a 120 MW coal power plant in Shandong, China.
Who operates Shandong Huipu Wennan power station?
Shandong Huipu Wennan power station is operated by Shandong HP Gangue Power Co Ltd [100%].