13,054 power plants across 47 countries in Asia. Browse by country.
Backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from measured US EPA/EU ETS and Climate TRACE where available.
| Country | power plants | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 6,685 | 2,957,978 | |
| 2,229 | 977,641 | |
| 692 | 278,871 | |
| 502 | 239,963 | |
| 401 | 160,906 | |
| 298 | 205,537 | |
| 238 | 65,794 | |
| 216 | 147,246 | |
| 186 | 58,123 | |
| 177 | 114,237 | |
| 156 | 151,716 | |
| 129 | 90,146 | |
| 122 | 62,475 | |
| 91 | 84,085 | |
| 82 | 53,877 | |
| 80 | 46,863 | |
| 72 | 24,695 | |
| 69 | 32,586 | |
| 60 | 60,373 | |
| 60 | 67,628 |
| # | Plant | Fuel | Country | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Gorges Dam | Hydro | China | 22,500 |
| 2 | Xiluodu | Hydro | China | 13,860 |
| 3 | Baihetan Dam | Hydro | China | 13,050 |
| 4 | Jaitapur nuclear power plant | Nuclear | India | 9,900 |
| 5 | Millenium power station | Gas | Vietnam | 9,600 |
| 6 | Afşin-Elbistan power stations | Coal | Turkey | 9,283 |
| 7 | Shidao Bay nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 8,279 |
| 8 | Bailong nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 8,100 |
| 9 | Kashiwazaki Kariwa | Nuclear | Japan | 7,965 |
| 10 | Xiangjiaba | Hydro | China | 7,750 |
| 11 | Xudapu nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,548 |
| 12 | Haiyang nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,506 |
| 13 | Haixing nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,500 |
| 14 | Lianjiang nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,500 |
| 15 | Nanyang nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,500 |
| 16 | Xiaomoshan nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,500 |
| 17 | Kovvada nuclear power plant | Nuclear | India | 7,500 |
| 18 | Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant | Nuclear | Japan | 7,456 |
| 19 | Sanmen nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,404 |
| 20 | Lufeng nuclear power plant | Nuclear | China | 7,400 |
| # | Plant | Fuel | Country | Mt CO₂/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taean | Coal | South Korea | 29.0 |
| 2 | Togtoh power station | Coal | China | 27.9 |
| 3 | Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani) | Coal | India | 26.2 |
| 4 | ANPARA | Coal | India | 24.7 |
| 5 | TAMNAR TPP | Coal | India | 24.2 |
| 6 | CPI Changshu-1 power station | Coal | China | 23.8 |
| 7 | Jiaxing power station | Coal | China | 22.7 |
| 8 | Guohua Taishan power station | Coal | China | 22.3 |
| 9 | SHAIBA | Oil | Saudi Arabia | 22.0 |
| 10 | Dangjin | Coal | South Korea | 21.8 |
| 11 | Ganneng Fengcheng power station | Coal | China | 21.3 |
| 12 | Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project | Coal | India | 21.2 |
| 13 | Guodian Beilun power station | Coal | China | 21.0 |
| 14 | East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station | Coal | China | 20.9 |
| 15 | Qurayyah Thermal power plant | Gas | Saudi Arabia | 20.8 |