Xitumen A is a 10 MW solar power plant in Henan Sheng, China. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.3k homes (estimated). It ranks #6272 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 11.1% 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 WKS0073311.
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000828328; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 10 MW, Xitumen A is below the median solar plant in China (20 MW). Technically it is described as Assumed PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of China solar capacity
- less than 0.1% of 54,823 MW across 1,318 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 43 of 67 dated solar 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 solar plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 34.3°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 12% 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: 46/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.6% at warm-season highs here (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
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — 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 #1223 largest solar power plant of 1318 in China by capacity.
China has 1318 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 54,823 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Shitikou A · Solar · 8 MW · Henan Sheng
- Yuzhou A · Solar · 35 MW · Henan Sheng
- Dragon Tail A · Solar · 4.5 MW · Henan Sheng
- Hongshizhai A · Solar · 25 MW · Henan Sheng
- Yuzhou B · Solar · 75 MW · Henan Sheng
- Xuchang Yulong power station · Coal · 2,020 MW · Henan Sheng
Location
Coordinates 34.326, 113.405 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Xitumen A?
Xitumen A is a 10 MW solar power plant in Henan Sheng, China, commissioned in 2017.