Guodian Beilun power station is a 5,000 MW coal power station in Zhejiang Sheng, China. It is operated by China Guodian Group Corporation. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 6.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #42 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 21,045,000 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 4.9 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 WRI1070245.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 5,000 MW, Guodian Beilun power station is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.
~21,045,000 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.
Key facts
- Share of China coal capacity
- 0.3% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 238 of 1,446 dated coal plants in China are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in China
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by China Guodian Group Corporation. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 39% below 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: 34/100 — this site sits in the mid 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
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
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 #15 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
- Ningbo Boxboard Mill power station · Coal · 248.8 MW · Zhejiang Sheng
- Zhejiang Zhoushan Jintang Phase 1 Wind · Wind · 26 MW · Zhejiang Sheng
- Ningbo Works power station · Coal · 450 MW · Zhejiang Sheng
- Formosa Ningbo cogen power station · Coal · 450 MW · Zhejiang Sheng
- Zhenghai · Gas · 700 MW · Zhejiang Sheng
- Zheneng Zhenhai Natural Gas power station · Gas · 790 MW · Zhejiang Sheng
Location
Coordinates 29.9433, 121.8131 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Guodian Beilun power station?
Guodian Beilun power station is a 5,000 MW coal power plant in Zhejiang Sheng, China, commissioned in 2002.
Who operates Guodian Beilun power station?
Guodian Beilun power station is operated by China Guodian Group Corporation.
How much CO₂ does Guodian Beilun power station emit?
Guodian Beilun power station has modelled emissions of about 21,045,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).