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Largest coal power plants in the world

The biggest coal power plants in the world by installed capacity. Open data.

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1Afşin-Elbistan power stationsCoalTurkey9,283
2East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power stationCoalChina7,000
3Datang Tuoketuo power stationCoalChina6,720
4Togtoh power stationCoalChina6,720
5Hamarawein IPP coal projectCoalEgypt6,600
6Gadani Power ParkCoalPakistan6,600
7Ying Long Shan power stationCoalChina6,300
8Ontimavadi power stationCoalIndia6,300
9DangjinCoalSouth Korea6,040
10Jiaxing power stationCoalChina6,030
11Guazhou Changle power stationCoalChina6,000
12Guodian Yulin Jingbian power stationCoalChina6,000
13Guoxin Dafeng power stationCoalChina6,000
14Qingyang UHV Transmission power stationCoalChina6,000
15Xiaohaotu power stationCoalChina6,000
16Taipei Port power stationCoalTaiwan6,000
17TaeanCoalSouth Korea5,946
18Hohhot Jinshan cogen power stationCoalChina5,840
19Taizhong TaichungCoalTaiwan5,780
20Shivee Ovoo power stationCoalMongolia5,580
21PLTU Paiton I Unit 7 & 8CoalIndonesia5,355
22Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy ParkCoalIndia5,280
23Huaneng Xilinguole Wulagai power stationCoalChina5,200
24Song Hau Thermal Power PlantCoalVietnam5,200
25Waigaoqiao power stationCoalChina5,080
26YeongheungCoalSouth Korea5,080
27Guohua Taishan power stationCoalChina5,030
28BełchatówCoalPoland5,030
29Guodian Beilun power stationCoalChina5,000
30Ligang power stationCoalChina4,980
31Longannet power stationCoalUnited Kingdom4,856
32Kusile Power StationCoalSouth Africa4,800
33Darlipali power stationCoalIndia4,800
34Medupi West power stationCoalSouth Africa4,800
35Medupi power stationCoalSouth Africa4,768.8
36VINDH_CHAL STPSCoalIndia4,760
37Zouxian power stationCoalChina4,640
38MUNDRA TPPCoalIndia4,620
39Mundra Thermal Power Project (Adani)CoalIndia4,620
40Fugu Qingshuichuan power stationCoalChina4,600
41CPI Pingwei power stationCoalChina4,540
42Weda Bay power stationCoalIndonesia4,540
43Datong - Tashan CoalCoalChina4,520
44Ninghai power stationCoalChina4,455
45Huaneng Qinbei power stationCoalChina4,400
46Boryeong (poryang)CoalSouth Korea4,400
47Dung Quat Economic Zone power stationCoalVietnam4,400
48Kien Luong power stationCoalVietnam4,400
49Hanchuan power stationCoalChina4,320
50Long Phu Power CentreCoalVietnam4,320
51Houshi power stationCoalChina4,200
52Huaneng Yuhuan power stationCoalChina4,200
53MailaoCoalTaiwan4,200
54Dalate power stationCoalChina4,180
55Huaneng Haimen power stationCoalChina4,144
56Majuba power stationCoalSouth Africa4,143
57Kendal power stationCoalSouth Africa4,116
58Castle Peak power stationCoalHong Kong4,110
59Castle Peak power stationCoalChina4,108
60Hekinan power stationCoalJapan4,100
61Manjung power stationCoalMalaysia4,100
62Guodian Taizhou power stationCoalChina4,000
63Tianjin Beijiang power stationCoalChina4,000
64MUNDRA UMPPCoalIndia4,000
65Ekibastuz-1 power stationCoalKazakhstan4,000
66HadongCoalSouth Korea4,000
67Guoneng Shanghaimiao power stationCoalChina4,000
68Hami-Chongqing UHV Transmission Line power stationCoalChina4,000
69Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
70Yadadri power stationCoalIndia4,000
71Phulbari power station (Sinohydro)CoalBangladesh4,000
72Beixinyao power stationCoalChina4,000
73Binzhou Boxing power stationCoalChina4,000
74Datang Kubuqi-Jiangsu power stationCoalChina4,000
75Guoneng Gansu Badain Jaran Desert Wind and Solar Energy Base Coal ProjectCoalChina4,000
76Huadian Tengger power stationCoalChina4,000
77Jieyang Qianzhan power stationCoalChina4,000
78Kubuqi Desert South Ordos New Energy Base Supporting projectCoalChina4,000
79Lingtai power stationCoalChina4,000
80Miluo power stationCoalChina4,000
81Nantong Tongzhou Bay power stationCoalChina4,000
82Shanggao power stationCoalChina4,000
83Suizhou power stationCoalChina4,000
84Three Gorges Co's Mengneng Dongsheng cogen power stationCoalChina4,000
85Tianming power stationCoalChina4,000
86Marsa Matruh power stationCoalEgypt4,000
87Basundhara power stationCoalIndia4,000
88Bihar Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
89Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
90Deoghar Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
91Devgad UMPPCoalIndia4,000
92Gajamara Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
93Ghogarpalli Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
94Girye Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
95Kadaladi power stationCoalIndia4,000
96Karchana Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
97Marakkanam Super Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
98Nayunipalli Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
99Niddodi Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
100Pudimadaka Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
101Sakhigopal Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
102Sirkali power stationCoalIndia4,000
103Srikakulam Thermal Power StationCoalIndia4,000
104Sundargarh Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
105Surguja Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
106Vadarevu Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia4,000
107KozieniceCoalPoland3,994
108Matimba power stationCoalSouth Africa3,990
109Guangdong Shajiao power complexCoalChina3,970
110Xinyuan Aluminum power stationCoalChina3,960
111SASAN UMPPCoalIndia3,960
112Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power stationCoalChina3,960
113Three Gorges Co's Southern Xinjiang Taklimakan Desert New Energy Base supporting coal power projectCoalChina3,960
114Zhongxin Bingzhun Shihezi power stationCoalChina3,960
115Bhatvadia power stationCoalIndia3,960
116Chitrangi Power ProjectCoalIndia3,960
117Dabaura power stationCoalIndia3,960
118Mota Layja power stationCoalIndia3,960
119Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power ProjectCoalIndia3,960
120Udangudi Super Critical Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia3,960
121West Godavari Super Thermal Power StationCoalIndia3,960
122W A ParishCoalUnited States of America3,953.4
123Orot RabinCoalIsrael3,910
124Mae Moh power stationCoalThailand3,880
125Daba power stationCoalChina3,840
126Shidongkou power stationCoalChina3,820
127Reftinskaya GRESCoalRussia3,800
128Dafanpu power stationCoalChina3,800
129Kingsnorth power stationCoalUnited Kingdom3,772
130Suizhong power stationCoalChina3,760
131Huaneng Shangdu power stationCoalChina3,720
132Lethabo power stationCoalSouth Africa3,708
133Tutuka power stationCoalSouth Africa3,654
134Wujiaqu power stationCoalChina3,640
135Matla power stationCoalSouth Africa3,600
136Vuglegirska power stationCoalUkraine3,600
137Mmamabula Energy ProjectCoalBotswana3,600
138Debosi power stationCoalChina3,600
139Luneng Wanshan Hushan power stationCoalChina3,600
140Qingshuihe power stationCoalChina3,600
141Son My power stationCoalVietnam3,600
142SchererCoalUnited States of America3,564
143Scherer Steam Generating StationCoalUnited States of America3,564
144Hsinta (coal)CoalTaiwan3,525.95
145Huaneng Yimin power stationCoalChina3,500
146BowenCoalUnited States of America3,498.6
147Plant BowenCoalUnited States of America3,498.6
148Nilanchal power stationCoalIndia3,450
149ZETES power stationsCoalTurkey3,450
150Crystal River Energy ComplexCoalUnited States of America3,448.4
151Niederaussem power stationCoalGermany3,430
152PLTU SuralayaCoalIndonesia3,400
153Taiyuan-1 power stationCoalChina3,386
154SDIC Qinzhou power stationCoalChina3,360
155Sulawesi Labota power stationCoalIndonesia3,360
156Xuzhou Pengcheng power stationCoalChina3,340
157GibsonCoalUnited States of America3,339.5
158Gibson Generating StationCoalUnited States of America3,339.5
159CPI Changshu-1 power stationCoalChina3,320
160Huadian Ningxia Lingwu power stationCoalChina3,320
161Jiangsu Sheyanggang power stationCoalChina3,320
162Lixin Banji power stationCoalChina3,320
163Chuzhou power stationCoalChina3,320
164Huadian Wuxue Huangshi cogen power stationCoalChina3,320
165Wuhu power stationCoalChina3,320
166Yangcheng power stationCoalChina3,300
167TIRORA TPPCoalIndia3,300
168Dondaicha Thermal Power StationCoalIndia3,300
169Musina-Makhado power stationCoalSouth Africa3,300
170Monroe (MI)CoalUnited States of America3,279.6
171Monroe Power PlantCoalUnited States of America3,279.6
172Kungyan Gone power stationCoalMyanmar3,270
173Chaozhou Sanbaimen power stationCoalChina3,260
174Zhangjiagang Shazhou power stationCoalChina3,260
175Heyuan power stationCoalChina3,244.2
176SamcheonpoCoalSouth Korea3,240
177Fujian Hongshan power stationCoalChina3,200
178Guangdong Huilai power stationCoalChina3,200
179Chongzuo power stationCoalChina3,200
180Adani Anuppur Thermal Power PlantCoalIndia3,200
181Adani Chapar power stationCoalIndia3,200
182Dahej Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia3,200
183Katni power stationCoalIndia3,200
184Larsen & Tubro power stationCoalIndia3,200
185Salboni power plantCoalIndia3,200
186Binh Dinh power stationCoalVietnam3,200
187Datong power stationCoalChina3,120
188Xishan Gujiao power stationCoalChina3,120
189Tanjung Bin power stationCoalMalaysia3,100
190CKI Lamma power stationCoalChina3,045
191Huolinhe Zhanute power stationCoalChina3,040
192Janschwalde power stationCoalGermany3,000
193RIHANDCoalIndia3,000
194TALCHER STPSCoalIndia3,000
195Duvha power stationCoalSouth Africa3,000
196Kriel power stationCoalSouth Africa3,000
197Shenhua Qingyuan power stationCoalChina3,000
198Maoming Bohe power stationCoalChina3,000
199SIPAT STPSCoalIndia2,980
200John E AmosCoalUnited States of America2,932.6
201Amos PlantCoalUnited States of America2,932.6
202CHANDRAPUR_CoalCoalIndia2,920
203Chandrapur Thermal Power StationCoalIndia2,920
204Datang Sanmenxia power stationCoalChina2,900
205Nanshan Industrial Park power stationCoalIndonesia2,880
206Zaporizhia power stationCoalUkraine2,825
207James H Miller JrCoalUnited States of America2,822
208Miller Steam PlantCoalUnited States of America2,822
209Unnamed Malaysia coal projectsCoalMalaysia2,800
210Sengwa power stationCoalZimbabwe2,800
211Afşin Elbistan Termik SantraliCoalTurkey2,795
212ZETES power stationsCoalTurkey2,790
213Meizhou Wan power stationCoalChina2,786
214Dhopave Thermal Power Station (Mahagenco)CoalIndia2,780
215Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco)CoalMexico2,778.4
216McDonough Steam Generating PlantCoalUnited States of America2,766
217Van Phong power stationCoalVietnam2,752
218FirstEnergy Bruce MansfieldCoalUnited States of America2,741.1
219Huaneng Fuzhou power stationCoalChina2,720
220Huaneng Laiwu power stationCoalChina2,720
221Henan Xinmi power stationCoalChina2,700
222Huaneng Dezhou power stationCoalChina2,700
223Jiangsu Nantong power stationCoalChina2,700
224Parish Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,697.4
225KozieniceCoalPoland2,673
226BayswaterCoalAustralia2,665
227Jianbi power stationCoalChina2,660
228Xinhai power stationCoalChina2,660
229Fenyi power stationCoalChina2,650
230Huaneng Luohuang power stationCoalChina2,640
231Lusigang power stationCoalChina2,640
232Shenhua Anqing power stationCoalChina2,640
233Shenhua Guoneng Hami power stationCoalChina2,640
234WEnergy Maanshan Power StationCoalChina2,640
235Weiqiao Huji power stationCoalChina2,640
236Weiqiao Zouping-1 power stationCoalChina2,640
237Weiqiao Zouping-6 power stationCoalChina2,640
238Weiqiao Zouping-7 power stationCoalChina2,640
239Brindisi Sud power stationCoalItaly2,640
240Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power stationCoalChina2,640
241Wucaiwan Bei'er power stationCoalChina2,640
242Patuakhali power station (RPCL/NORINCO)CoalBangladesh2,640
243Payra power station (BCPCL)CoalBangladesh2,640
244Rampal power stationCoalBangladesh2,640
245Guizhou Xingren power stationCoalChina2,640
246Huadian Golmud power stationCoalChina2,640
247Huaneng Rizhao Lanshan power stationCoalChina2,640
248Qahar Right Rear power stationCoalChina2,640
249Qaidam Desert Energy Base (Golmud East) supporting coal-fired power projectCoalChina2,640
250SPIC Qinghai Hainan Prefecture Gobi Energy Base supporting coal fired power projectCoalChina2,640
251Xinjiang Tianfu Shihutan power stationCoalChina2,640
252Ayoun Moussa power stationCoalEgypt2,640
253Athiyakurichi power stationCoalIndia2,640
254Banka Power ProjectCoalIndia2,640
255Barethi Super Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia2,640
256Bhagalpur Power ProjectCoalIndia2,640
257Bhandara power stationCoalIndia2,640
258Bhavanapadu Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia2,640
259Dumka power station (Jindal)CoalIndia2,640
260Ellora Paper Mills Gondia power stationCoalIndia2,640
261Gare Pelma power stationCoalIndia2,640
262Gidderbaha power stationCoalIndia2,640
263Gudur Thermal Power Project (Momidi)CoalIndia2,640
264Jagdishpur power stationCoalIndia2,640
265Kamdara power station (Jindal)CoalIndia2,640
266Komarada power stationCoalIndia2,640
267Malaxmi Mega Thermal Power Project (Thakurbari)CoalIndia2,640
268Nagarjuna Construction Company Sompeta Thermal PlantCoalIndia2,640
269Rajauli power stationCoalIndia2,640
270Savarimangalam power stationCoalIndia2,640
271Sigma Infrarop power station (Khamman)CoalIndia2,640
272Sirdala power stationCoalIndia2,640
273Visa Power Jharkhand projectCoalIndia2,640
274Bangko Tengah power stationCoalIndonesia2,640
275Myeik power stationCoalMyanmar2,640
276ANPARACoalIndia2,630
277North Chennai Thermal Power StationCoalIndia2,630
278Quanhui B cogen power stationCoalChina2,620
279China Resources Caofeidian power stationCoalChina2,600
280Huaneng Yangluo power stationCoalChina2,600
281Puqi Xianning power stationCoalChina2,600
282KORBA STPSCoalIndia2,600
283R_GUNDEM STPSCoalIndia2,600
284Cumberland (TN)CoalUnited States of America2,600
285Gavin Power LLCCoalUnited States of America2,600
286RockportCoalUnited States of America2,600
287Huadian Xiangyang power stationCoalChina2,600
288Pekua power stationCoalBangladesh2,600
289Gavin Power PlantCoalUnited States of America2,600
290Rockport PlantCoalUnited States of America2,600
291Limestone Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,595
292Trimble CountyCoalUnited States of America2,594.1
293Boxberg power stationCoalGermany2,582
294Anhui Bengbu power stationCoalChina2,580
295Fangchenggang CoalCoalChina2,580
296Huainan Tianji power stationCoalChina2,580
297Pucheng power stationCoalChina2,580
298Fangchenggang Qisha power stationCoalChina2,580
299Huaneng Zhanhua power stationCoalChina2,580
300Zhangjiakou power stationCoalChina2,560
301Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal power stationCoalIndia2,560
302Okha power stationCoalIndia2,560
303RoxboroCoalUnited States of America2,558.2
304Paradise Fossil PlantCoalUnited States of America2,558.2
305Huaneng Shangan power stationCoalChina2,540
306Shang'an power stationCoalChina2,540
307Huaneng Yueyang power stationCoalChina2,525
308Datang Ningde power stationCoalChina2,520
309Dingzhou power stationCoalChina2,520
310Guodian Baoji-2 power stationCoalChina2,520
311Huainan Fengtai power stationCoalChina2,520
312Huaneng Pingliang power stationCoalChina2,520
313Huanghua Cangzhou power stationCoalChina2,520
314Shanwei Honghaiwan power stationCoalChina2,520
315Tongmei Tashan power stationCoalChina2,520
316Yangxi Zhujiang power stationCoalChina2,520
317Zheneng Wenzhou power stationCoalChina2,520
318Zheneng Yueqing power stationCoalChina2,520
319Shri Singaji MALWA TPPCoalIndia2,520
320Moldavskaya GRESCoalMoldova2,520
321Hebei Cangdong power stationCoalChina2,520
322Fugu Miaogoumen power stationCoalChina2,520
323Shree Singaji Thermal Power ProjectCoalIndia2,520
324Pipavav power stationCoalIndia2,520
325Xinyi Group captive power stationCoalIndonesia2,500
326Belews CreekCoalUnited States of America2,491.2
327Sherburne CountyCoalUnited States of America2,469.3
328Sherburne County PlantCoalUnited States of America2,469.3
329FirstEnergy W H SammisCoalUnited States of America2,468.1
330Daihai power stationCoalChina2,460
331Yangzhou-2 power stationCoalChina2,460
332Cockenzie power stationCoalUnited Kingdom2,456
333Sammis PlantCoalUnited States of America2,455.6
334Mae MahCoalThailand2,455
335Stuart Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,440.8
336Berezovskaya GRESCoalRussia2,420
337Chandwa Power ProjectCoalIndia2,415
338Datang Wushashan power stationCoalChina2,400
339Diandong power stationCoalChina2,400
340Fuzhou Kemen power stationCoalChina2,400
341Guangan power stationCoalChina2,400
342Guizhou Faer power stationCoalChina2,400
343Hancheng power stationCoalChina2,400
344Lanxi power stationCoalChina2,400
345Panxian-2 power stationCoalChina2,400
346Shenhua Guohua Jinjie power stationCoalChina2,400
347Shenhua Hequ power stationCoalChina2,400
348Tieling power stationCoalChina2,400
349Xiangfan power stationCoalChina2,400
350Xibaipo power stationCoalChina2,400
351DAMODARAM SANJEEVAIAHCoalIndia2,400
352KUDGICoalIndia2,400
353TAMNAR TPPCoalIndia2,400
354Jharsuguda Sterlite power stationCoalIndia2,400
355Matarbari power stationCoalBangladesh2,400
356Koh Kong power stationCoalCambodia2,400
357Hangjinhou Menghai power stationCoalChina2,400
358Huaneng Huainan power stationCoalChina2,400
359SGCC Jiezhuang power stationCoalChina2,400
360Wenergy He County power stationCoalChina2,400
361Wulate Middle Qi Jinquan power stationCoalChina2,400
362Coastal Maharashtra ProjectCoalIndia2,400
363Godhna power stationCoalIndia2,400
364Kamakhyanagar power stationCoalIndia2,400
365Naini Coal Mine power stationCoalIndia2,400
366NALCO Gajmara power stationCoalIndia2,400
367Pirpainti Thermal Power StationCoalIndia2,400
368Neno power stationCoalMalawi2,400
369Kogi power stationCoalNigeria2,400
370Petrovskaya power stationCoalRussia2,400
371Phu Yen power stationCoalVietnam2,400
372Quang Tri power stationCoalVietnam2,400
373Tan Thanh power stationCoalVietnam2,400
374CrossCoalUnited States of America2,390.1
375Cross Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,390.1
376PT Halmahera Persada Lygend Nickel Smelter power stationCoalIndonesia2,390
377LabadieCoalUnited States of America2,389.4
378Labadie power stationCoalUnited States of America2,389.4
379Martin LakeCoalUnited States of America2,379.6
380Martin Lake Steam StationCoalUnited States of America2,379.6
381Tongliao power stationCoalChina2,370
382ColstripCoalUnited States of America2,363.4
383Arnot power stationCoalSouth Africa2,352
384KAHALGAONCoalIndia2,340
385Burshtyn power stationCoalUkraine2,334
386Jim BridgerCoalUnited States of America2,326
387Tongling Wanneng power stationCoalChina2,320
388CHHABRA TPSCoalIndia2,320
389MOUDA STPSCoalIndia2,320
390Chhabra Thermal Power StationCoalIndia2,320
391J M StuartCoalUnited States of America2,318
392Delong Nickel Phase III power stationCoalIndonesia2,295
393RutenbergCoalIsrael2,290
394Colstrip Steam PlantCoalUnited States of America2,272.8
395WANAKBORICoalIndia2,270
396Four Corners Steam PlantCoalUnited States of America2,269.8
397Panshan power stationCoalChina2,260
398Novocherkasskaya GRESCoalRussia2,258
399NavajoCoalUnited States of America2,250
400Navabharat power stationCoalIndia2,250
401Gallant Venture power stationCoalIndonesia2,250
402Troitskaya GRESCoalRussia2,234
403GhentCoalUnited States of America2,225.9
404Ghent Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,225.9
405Loy Yang ACoalAustralia2,215
406Aksu power stationCoalKazakhstan2,210
407R M SchahferCoalUnited States of America2,201.4
408Zmiivska power stationCoalUkraine2,200
409AlamTri Aluminum Smelter power stationCoalIndonesia2,200
410Thepha power stationCoalThailand2,200
411KORADICoalIndia2,190
412Conesville Power PlantCoalUnited States of America2,174.8
413Didcot power stationCoalUnited Kingdom2,172
414Sultan Aziz power stationCoalMalaysia2,164
415Xinjiang Qiya Smelter power stationCoalChina2,160
416Jeffrey Energy CenterCoalUnited States of America2,160
417Belews Creek Steam StationCoalUnited States of America2,160
418Jeffrey Energy CenterCoalUnited States of America2,160
419AES PetersburgCoalUnited States of America2,154.8
420GKM (Mannheim) power stationCoalGermany2,147
421SundanceCoalCanada2,141
422Bhusawal Thermal Power StationCoalIndia2,135
423Fiddler's Ferry power stationCoalUnited Kingdom2,132
424XPCC Shihezi Cogen power stationCoalChina2,120
425Shenhua Jiujiang power stationCoalChina2,104
426BoA 2CoalGermany2,100
427FARAKKA STPSCoalIndia2,100
428J-POWER Tachibana-wan power stationCoalJapan2,100
429Tg. Bin EnergyCoalMalaysia2,100
430Novo-Angren power stationCoalUzbekistan2,100
431Shenhua Yongzhou power stationCoalChina2,100
432Açu power stationCoalBrazil2,100
433Castilla power stationCoalChile2,100
434Qinglong power stationCoalChina2,100
435Aboano power stationCoalGhana2,100
436Hai Ha CHP power stationCoalVietnam2,100
437Binga power stationCoalZimbabwe2,100
438Hezhou power stationCoalChina2,090
439Zonguldak Eren (ZETES)CoalTurkey2,090
440Sulawesi Mining power stationCoalIndonesia2,080
441Goseong Green power stationCoalSouth Korea2,080
442Anin power stationCoalSouth Korea2,080
443Huadian Laizhou power stationCoalChina2,078
444Neurath power stationCoalGermany2,068
445Huaneng Jinling power stationCoalChina2,060
446Pingdingshan Luyang power stationCoalChina2,060
447Rizhao power stationCoalChina2,060
448Shuangliao West power stationCoalChina2,060
449Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC)CoalMorocco2,056
450FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationCoalUnited States of America2,052
451LiddellCoalAustralia2,051
452Samcheok Green power stationCoalSouth Korea2,044
453Shuangyashan power stationCoalChina2,040
454Guodian Shizuishan-2 power stationCoalChina2,020
455Huadian Xisaishan power stationCoalChina2,020
456Shenhua Zhundong Wucaiwan power stationCoalChina2,020
457Tianchi Changji Cogen power stationCoalChina2,020
458Xuchang Yulong power stationCoalChina2,020
459Jimsar Wucaiwan Beisan power stationCoalChina2,020
460Hebei Li County cogen power stationCoalChina2,020
461Gaston Steam PlantCoalUnited States of America2,012.8
462West BurtonCoalUnited Kingdom2,012
463Homer City Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,012
464Homer City Generating StationCoalUnited States of America2,012
465BALCO Korba power stationCoalIndia2,010
466Tom-Usinskaya power stationCoalRussia2,005
467Binhai Port Unit 1CoalChina2,000
468Bohe CoalCoalChina2,000
469Datang Fuzhou power stationCoalChina2,000
470Datang Shentou power stationCoalChina2,000
471Guangdong Huizhou Pinghai power stationCoalChina2,000
472Guohua Shouguang power stationCoalChina2,000
473Guohua Xuzhou power stationCoalChina2,000
474Huadian Jurong power stationCoalChina2,000
475Huadian Weifang power stationCoalChina2,000
476Huarun Cangnan power stationCoalChina2,000
477Liulin Liansheng power stationCoalChina2,000
478Shanghai Caojing power stationCoalChina2,000
479Shanwei Haifeng power stationCoalChina2,000
480Shenhua Wanzhou power stationCoalChina2,000
481Taishan Expansion Coal Power PlantCoalChina2,000
482Weihai power stationCoalChina2,000
483Zhejiang Taizhou-2 power stationCoalChina2,000
484Zheneng Liuheng power stationCoalChina2,000
485SIMHADRICoalIndia2,000
486SINGRAULI STPSCoalIndia2,000
487Haramachi power stationCoalJapan2,000
488Hitachinaka power stationCoalJapan2,000
489Matsuura power stationCoalJapan2,000
490Shinchi power stationCoalJapan2,000
491Hendrina power stationCoalSouth Africa2,000
492Shin Boryeong power stationCoalSouth Korea2,000
493CottamCoalUnited Kingdom2,000
494RatcliffeCoalUnited Kingdom2,000
495Pingjiang power stationCoalChina2,000
496Yulin Hengshan power stationCoalChina2,000
497Inner Mongolia Changcheng power stationCoalChina2,000
498Guoneng Yueyang power stationCoalChina2,000
499Yancheng Binhai power stationCoalChina2,000
500Shenhua Shentou power stationCoalChina2,000

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest coal power plants in the world?

Afşin-Elbistan power stations (Turkey) ranks #1 with 9,283 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 500 power plants in the world.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Afşin-Elbistan power stations (9,283); 2. East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station (7,000); 3. Datang Tuoketuo power station (6,720).