Shunde Oil is a 278 MW oil power station in Guangdong, China. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 209k homes (estimated). It ranks #1938 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 973,500 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 227k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 0.8% 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 WRI1029832.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 278 MW, Shunde Oil is around the median oil plant in China (271 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~973,500 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 oil capacity
- 16.6% of 1,672 MW across 7 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 oil plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.8°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 90% 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: 17/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #3 largest oil power plant of 7 in China by capacity.
China has 7 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,672 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Shunde Western Ecological Industrial Park Distributed power station · Gas · 150 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Shunde power station · Biomass · 70 MW · Guangdong
- Shunde Jun'an Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 2,760 MW · Guangdong
- Zhongshan Yong'an Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 180 MW · Guangdong
- Nanhai Changhai power station · Coal · 125 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Zhongshan power station · Coal · 600 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 22.79, 113.18 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shunde Oil?
Shunde Oil is a 278 MW oil power plant in Guangdong, China.
How much CO₂ does Shunde Oil emit?
Shunde Oil has modelled emissions of about 973,500 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).