Xingwen County Distributed Gas power station is a 300 MW gas power station in Sichuan, China. It ranks #1919 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_xingwencountydistribut_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 300 MW, Xingwen County Distributed Gas power station is around 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 “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 #297 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
- Sichuan Xuyong (Yongfeng) power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Sichuan
- Luodu Small · Hydro · 10 MW · Yunnan
- Sichuan Shangluo Small · Hydro · 3 MW · Yunnan
- Haifengherui power station · Coal · 165 MW · Sichuan
- Sichuan Luzhou power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Sichuan
- Chuantou Luzhou power station · Gas · 1,400 MW · Sichuan
Location
Coordinates 28.3000828, 105.2413795 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Xingwen County Distributed Gas power station?
Xingwen County Distributed Gas power station is a 300 MW gas power plant in Sichuan, China, Construction 2026.