Wuhan - Zhuankou Oil is a 180 MW oil power station in Hubei, China. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 135k homes (estimated). It ranks #2224 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1029835.
Data status
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405686; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 180 MW, Wuhan - Zhuankou Oil is below 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.
Key facts
- Share of China oil capacity
- 10.8% 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 climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 30.5°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 37% 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: 35/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 #6 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
- Hanneng Power Tunkou Gas power station · Gas · 354 MW · Hubei
- Hubei Wuhan (Borui) power station · Biomass · 40 MW · Hubei
- Hubei Wuhan Changshankou power station · Biomass · 36 MW · Hubei
- Huadian Wuchang Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 370 MW · Hubei
- Hubei Wuhan Caidian power station · Biomass · 80 MW · Hubei
- Wuhan Dongxihu power station · Coal · 700 MW · Hubei
Location
Coordinates 30.47, 114.2 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wuhan - Zhuankou Oil?
Wuhan - Zhuankou Oil is a 180 MW oil power plant in Hubei, China.