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Bole Cogen power station

Coal power plant in Almaty Oblysy, China. Approximate location 44.8617, 82.1179.

CoalAlmaty OblysyChinaultra-supercriticalConstructionCO₂ modelled

Bole Cogen power station is a 300 MW coal power station in Almaty Oblysy, China. It is operated by Xinjiang Chuxing Energy Co.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 375k homes (estimated). It ranks #1865 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 968,160 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 226k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

300Source-backed capacity
375,428homes powered (est.)
968,160t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2016Construction year

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075577.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBole Cogen power station WRI
CountryChina · Almaty Oblysy WRI
Coordinates44.8617, 82.1179 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity300 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerXinjiang Chuxing Energy Co. WRI
Commissioned2016 WRI
Technologyultra-supercritical WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions968,160 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#1865 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1350 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.43× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent375,428 calculated
Climate8.9°C · HDD 3,949 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 42/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000101604); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 300 MW, Bole Cogen power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. Its current lifecycle status is “construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~968,160 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

226kpassenger cars driven for a year
126khomes' yearly energy use
16 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in China

East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station: 7,000 MW7kEast Hope …Datang Tuoketuo power station: 6,720 MW7kDatang Tuo…Togtoh power station: 6,720 MW7kTogtoh pow…Ying Long Shan power station: 6,300 MW6kYing Long …Jiaxing power station: 6,030 MW6kJiaxing po…Guazhou Changle power station: 6,000 MW6kGuazhou Ch…Guodian Yulin Jingbian power station: 6,000 MW6kGuodian Yu…Guoxin Dafeng power station: 6,000 MW6kGuoxin Daf…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Xinjiang Chuxing Energy Co..

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.9°Cannual mean temp
3,949heating degree-days (base 18°C)
671cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
350 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -13 °CJF: -9 °CFM: 2 °CMA: 14 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 24 °CAS: 19 °CSO: 10 °CON: 0 °CND: -8 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 61% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 84/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
38.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
9999 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1350 largest coal power plant of 1907 in China by capacity.

China has 1907 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,882,493 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 44.8617, 82.1179 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Bole Cogen power station?

Bole Cogen power station is a 300 MW source-record coal power plant in Almaty Oblysy, China, planned/announced for 2016.

How many homes can Bole Cogen power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 375,428 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bole Cogen power station?

Bole Cogen power station is operated by Xinjiang Chuxing Energy Co..

How much CO₂ does Bole Cogen power station emit?

Bole Cogen power station has modelled emissions of about 968,160 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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