World Power Plants

Gansu Mingjiazhuang8 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Gansu Mingjiazhuang is an 8 MW hydro power plant in China, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #843 of 1000 hydro plants in China. Its 8 MW represents 0.0026% 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 Mingjiazhuang 2,812.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Datang Liancheng-2 power station (600 MW, Coal) and Gansu Huangshui Baichuan (36 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Gansu Province, approximately 1,000 km west of Lanzhou.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
36.5592°, 102.8753°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 4,088. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,846 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Regional density

27 plants within 100 km, 8,202 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gansu Datonghe Liancheng 2nd Stage (1.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 36.559200, 102.875300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gansu Mingjiazhuang is a hydro power plant producing approximately 28 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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