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Shaoxing City Waste Combustion48 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Shaoxing City Waste Combustion is a 48 MW gas power plant in China, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #76 of 176 gas plants in China, this facility's 48 MW accounts for 0.07% of China's total gas capacity of 64,706 MW. The largest gas plant in China is Black Point Power Station at 2,500 MW, making Shaoxing City Waste Combustion 52 times smaller. Nearby plants include Funchunjiang Dam (297.2 MW, Hydro), Fuchunjiang (297.2 MW, Hydro), and Dongbaishan (15 MW, Wind). The plant is situated in Zhejiang Province, approximately 200 km southwest of Shanghai.

Capacity
48 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Shaoxing City Waste Incineration Power Plant
Location
29.5150°, 120.0330°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 2,499. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #14,335 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,764 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Shaoxing City Waste Incineration Power Plant operates 1 plants totalling 48 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 7,348 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dongbaishan (39.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 29.515000, 120.033000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
92.7 Kt
189 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.48 Mt
Over 16 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2040
14 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
20.2K
cars per year
12.4K
homes per year
4.2M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-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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