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Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station

Gas power plant in Sichuan, China. Approximate location 30.8584054, 104.6092811.

GasSichuanChinaCCGT · HRSGDongfang Electric Corporation: M701J

Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station is a 2,800 MW gas power station in Sichuan, China. It is operated by Sichuan Energy Investment Zhongjiang Gas Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #164 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2025, it is around 1 years old — recently built. In context, gas supplies about 3.2% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

2,800MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
3,153,600homes powered (est.)
2025commissioned (~1 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilitySichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryChina · Sichuan GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates30.8584054, 104.6092811 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity2,800 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408720; part of a generating complex
OwnerSichuan Energy Investment Zhongjiang Gas Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2025 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · Dongfang Electric Corporation: M701J · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions4,415,040 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#164 / 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#8 / 595 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers9.88× · 283.5 MW · n=595 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent3,153,600 calculated
Climate16.4°C · HDD 1,419 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 34/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 700 MW for Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

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 · 2026 · L100000408720; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,800 MW, Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang 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); Dongfang Electric Corporation: M701J. 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.

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 Sichuan Energy Investment Zhongjiang Gas Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].

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 (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 30.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

16.4°Cannual mean temp
1,419heating degree-days (base 18°C)
866cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
467 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 6 °CJF: 8 °CFM: 12 °CMA: 17 °CAM: 21 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 26 °CAS: 22 °CSO: 17 °CON: 12 °CND: 8 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 42% 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: 32/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~1% 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
34/100environmental-severity index
19.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
1319 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 #8 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.

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Location

Coordinates 30.8584054, 104.6092811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station?

Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station is a 2,800 MW gas power plant in Sichuan, China, commissioned in 2025.

How many homes can Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 3,153,600 homes (estimated).

Who operates Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station?

Sichuan Deyang Zhongjiang power station is operated by Sichuan Energy Investment Zhongjiang Gas Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].

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