World Power Plants

Gansu Huangshui Baichuan36 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Gansu Huangshui Baichuan is a 36 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #451 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 36 MW represents 0.01% of China's total hydro capacity of 313,039 MW. The largest hydro plant in China is the Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, making Gansu Huangshui Baichuan 625 times smaller. Nearby plants include Jishixia (1020 MW, Hydro) and Datang Liancheng-2 power station (600 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Gansu Province, approximately 400 km southwest of Lanzhou.

Capacity
36 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
China Three Gorges Corporation
Location
36.1175°, 102.8306°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 2,727. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #15,676 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,616 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

China Three Gorges Corporation operates 508 plants totalling 127,392 MW

Regional density

32 plants within 100 km, 10,182 MW combined

Nearest plant: Jinxing Minhe County (23.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 36.117500, 102.830600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gansu Huangshui Baichuan is a hydro power plant producing approximately 126 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChinaEnergy Profile

4,431
Total Plants
1617.1 GW
Total Capacity
CoalHydroNuclearGas
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