Hohhot Aluminum power station is a 1,800 MW coal power station in Inner Mongolia, China. It is operated by Inner Mongolia Datang International Renewable Resources Development Co Ltd [100%. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #461 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. 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 GEM_coa_hohhotaluminum_china.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,800 MW, Hohhot Aluminum 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.
Key facts
- Share of China coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 514 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 Inner Mongolia Datang International Renewable Resources Development Co Ltd [100%.
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #337 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
- Tuoketuo 9-10 Coal · Coal · 600 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Datang Tuoketuo power station · Coal · 6,720 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Togtoh power station · Coal · 6,720 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Datang Ordos Aluminum power station · Coal · 700 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Zhunger Shierliancheng power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Inner Mongolia
- Huadian Zhunger Dalu Waste Coal power station · Coal · 600 MW · Inner Mongolia
Location
Coordinates 40.1474189, 111.3811941 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Hohhot Aluminum power station?
Hohhot Aluminum power station is a 1,800 MW coal power plant in Inner Mongolia, China, commissioned in 2007.
Who operates Hohhot Aluminum power station?
Hohhot Aluminum power station is operated by Inner Mongolia Datang International Renewable Resources Development Co Ltd [100%.