Changjiang is a 1,300 MW nuclear power station in Hainan, China. It ranks #754 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 4.6% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061017.
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000500314; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,300 MW, Changjiang is below the median nuclear plant in China (5,000 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized water reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #64 largest nuclear power plant of 72 in China by capacity.
China has 72 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 313,184 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Hainan Changjiang power station · Biomass · 35 MW · Hainan
- Gezhen Dam · Hydro · 82 MW · Hainan
- Hainan Dongfang Sigeng Phase 1 · Wind · 48 MW · Hainan
- Yangpu Gas · Gas · 440 MW · Hainan
- Hainan Dongfang City power station · Biomass · 18 MW · Hainan
- Hainan Danzhou Eman Phase 2 Wind · Wind · 49 MW · Hainan
Location
Coordinates 19.46, 108.9 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Changjiang?
Changjiang is a 1,300 MW nuclear power plant in Hainan, China, Construction 2015.