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Helanshan Phase 540 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Helanshan Phase 5 is a 40 MW wind power plant in China, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #736 of 833 wind plants in China, Helanshan Phase 5 contributes 0.08% to the country's total wind capacity of 50,905 MW. The largest wind plant in China is the Gansu Wind Farm at 6,000 MW, making Helanshan Phase 5 150 times smaller. Nearby plants include Daba power station (2520 MW, Coal), Xixia Ningxia power station (1100 MW, Coal), and Shenery Wuzhong power station (700 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Gansu Province, approximately 600 km from the nearest major city, Lanzhou.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Inner Mongolia Power Group
Location
38.1943°, 105.7755°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 2,638. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #15,126 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,183 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Inner Mongolia Power Group operates 18 plants totalling 969 MW

Regional density

141 plants within 100 km, 24,482 MW combined

Nearest plant: Minningzhen (18.2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 38.194300, 105.775500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Helanshan Phase 5 is a wind power plant producing approximately 105 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
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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