Guangdong Shajiao power complex is a 3,970 MW coal power station in Guangdong, China. It ranks #106 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 5,849,700 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.4 million 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1070089.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 3,970 MW, Guangdong Shajiao power complex is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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.
~5,849,700 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #47 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
- Dongguan Ningzhou Gas power station · Gas · 2,484 MW · Guangdong
- Guangshen power station · Coal · 2,000 MW · Guangdong
- Dongguan Humen Gas power station · Gas · 300 MW · Guangdong
- Nansha Hengli Cogen power station · Coal · 700 MW · Guangdong
- Guangzhou Zhujiang · Gas · 700 MW · Guangdong
- Guangzhou Zhujiang power station · Coal · 1,280 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 22.7489, 113.6807 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Guangdong Shajiao power complex?
Guangdong Shajiao power complex is a 3,970 MW coal power plant in Guangdong, China, Pre Construction 1992.
How much CO₂ does Guangdong Shajiao power complex emit?
Guangdong Shajiao power complex has modelled emissions of about 5,849,700 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).