Datang Tuoketuo power station is the largest operational coal power plant in China as of 2023, with a capacity of roughly 6.1 gigawatts. This power plant is owned by Datang International Power Generation Co, and is also the largest coal power plant in the world. In fact, China houses six out of the ten largest coal power plants globally.
Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of July 2023
(in megawatts)
Name of facility, province/municipality (operator)
Capacity in megawatts
Datang Tuoketuo, Inner Mongolia (Datang International Power Generation Co)
6,120
Waigaoqiao, Shanghai (Shenergy Company Ltd)
5,240
Beilun, Zhejiang (Guodian Power Development Co)
5,100
Jiaxing, Zhejiang (Zhejiang Zheneng Elec Pow Co)
5,030
Guohua Taishan, Guangdong (ChCHN ENERGY Yuedian Taishan POWER Generationg)
5,030
Yangxi Zhujiang, Guangdong (Yangxi Haibin Electric Power Development Co)
5,000
Zouxian, Shandong (Huadian Power International Corp)
4,640
Pingwei, Anhui (China Power International Development Ltd)
4,540
Zheneng Yueqing, Zhejiang (Zhejiang Zheneng Yueqing Power Generation)
4,520
Shanghai Shidongkou, Shanghai (Huaneng Power International)
4,470
Huaneng Qinbei, Henan (Huaneng Power International Henan Branch)
4,400
Ninghai, Zhejiang (Zhejiang Guohua Zheneng Power Generation)
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