World Power Plants

Huainan Floating 240 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Huainan Floating 2 is a 40 MW solar power plant in China, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #351 of 1329 solar plants in China, Huainan Floating 2 contributes 0.07% to China's total solar capacity of 54,642 MW. The largest solar plant in China is Ili Kazakh I at 1,000 MW, making Huainan Floating 2 25 times smaller. Nearby plants include CPI Pingwei power station (4540 MW, Coal), Huainan Tianji power station (2580 MW, Coal), and Huainan Fengtai power station (2520 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Huainan City, approximately 150 km northwest of Nanjing.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
2020

6 years old

Owner
China Energy Investment Corporation
Location
32.6300°, 116.9100°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 2,638. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #15,126 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,260 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

6 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

China Energy Investment Corporation operates 223 plants totalling 12,346 MW

Regional density

36 plants within 100 km, 21,315 MW combined

Nearest plant: Huainan Floating 1 (3.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 32.630000, 116.910000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Huainan Floating 2 is a solar power plant producing approximately 63 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
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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