Xinjiang Alashankou Phase 1 Wind is a 49 MW wind power plant in Almaty Oblysy, China. It is operated by China Anergy Construction Group Co Ltd; Guodian Power Xinjiang New Energy Develo. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 42k homes (estimated). It ranks #3887 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 10.7% 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 WRI1071176.
Data status
Known data
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Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 150 MW for Xinjiang Bozhou Alashankou (Guodian) win, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000903793; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 49 MW, Xinjiang Alashankou Phase 1 Wind is around the median wind plant in China (49 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of China wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 52,236 MW across 835 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 43 of 471 dated wind plants in China are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by China Anergy Construction Group Co Ltd; Guodian Power Xinjiang New Energy Develo.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.2°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 58% above 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: 83/100 — this site sits in the top 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with thermal cycling 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 #619 largest wind power plant of 835 in China by capacity.
China has 835 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 52,236 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Xinjiang Alashankou Wind · Wind · 49 MW · Almaty Oblysy
- Bole Cogen power station · Coal · 300 MW · Almaty Oblysy
- Bole Xinyou Cogen power station · Coal · 700 MW · Xinjiang
- Jinghe A · Solar · 20 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Jinghe B · Solar · 30 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Guertu River Cascade Stage 3 · Hydro · 13 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
Location
Coordinates 45.1917, 82.6167 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Xinjiang Alashankou Phase 1 Wind?
Xinjiang Alashankou Phase 1 Wind is a 49 MW wind power plant in Almaty Oblysy, China, commissioned in 2009.
Who operates Xinjiang Alashankou Phase 1 Wind?
Xinjiang Alashankou Phase 1 Wind is operated by China Anergy Construction Group Co Ltd; Guodian Power Xinjiang New Energy Develo.