Tianjin Beijiao power station is a 2,700 MW gas power station in Tianjin, China. It ranks #171 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_tianjinbeijiao_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 2,700 MW, Tianjin Beijiao 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). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #12 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
- Huadian Tianjin Beichen Distributed Gas power station · Gas · 120 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Beichen power station · Other · 160 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Huaneng Yangliuqing power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin-1 power station · Coal · 150 MW · Tianjin
- Tianjin Dongli District power station · Biomass · 80 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Dongli District (Taihuan) power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Tianjin Shi
Location
Coordinates 39.234252, 117.110926 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tianjin Beijiao power station?
Tianjin Beijiao power station is a 2,700 MW gas power plant in Tianjin, China.