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Yuning Cogen Power Station

Coal power plant in Hebei, China. Approximate location 36.7319, 114.1683.

CoalHebeiChinasubcritical

Yuning Cogen Power Station is a 100 MW coal power station in Hebei, China. It is operated by Handan Mining Group. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 125k homes (estimated). It ranks #2665 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2006, it is around 20 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

100Legacy source-record capacity
125,142homes powered (est.)
2006commissioned (~20 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075785.

Data status

Known data

FacilityYuning Cogen Power Station WRI
CountryChina · Hebei WRI
Coordinates36.7319, 114.1683 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity100 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHandan Mining Group WRI
Commissioned2006 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions438,000 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#2665 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1662 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.14× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent125,142 calculated
Climate13.2°C · HDD 2,572 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 36/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 100 MW, Yuning Cogen Power Station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in China

East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station: 7,000 MW7kEast Hope …Datang Tuoketuo power station: 6,720 MW7kDatang Tuo…Togtoh power station: 6,720 MW7kTogtoh pow…Ying Long Shan power station: 6,300 MW6kYing Long …Jiaxing power station: 6,030 MW6kJiaxing po…Guazhou Changle power station: 6,000 MW6kGuazhou Ch…Guodian Yulin Jingbian power station: 6,000 MW6kGuodian Yu…Guoxin Dafeng power station: 6,000 MW6kGuoxin Daf…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Handan Mining Group.

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 36.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

13.2°Cannual mean temp
2,572heating degree-days (base 18°C)
844cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
254 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 7 °CMA: 15 °CAM: 21 °CMJ: 26 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 25 °CAS: 20 °CSO: 14 °CON: 6 °CND: 0 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 5% 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: 52/100 — 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
28.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
428 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #1662 largest coal power plant of 1907 in China by capacity.

China has 1907 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,882,493 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 36.7319, 114.1683 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Yuning Cogen Power Station?

Yuning Cogen Power Station is a 100 MW source-record coal power plant in Hebei, China, commissioned in 2006.

How many homes can Yuning Cogen Power Station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 125,142 homes (estimated).

Who operates Yuning Cogen Power Station?

Yuning Cogen Power Station is operated by Handan Mining Group.

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