Hubei Xiaochi Binjiang New Area cogen power plant is a 80 MW coal power plant in Hubei, China. It ranks #2852 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. 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_hubeixiaochibinjiang_china.
Data status
Known 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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 80 MW, Hubei Xiaochi Binjiang New Area cogen power plant is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1745 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
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- Jiujiang Petrochem power station · Coal · 100 MW · Jiangxi Sheng
- Jiangxi Jiujiang (Everbright) power station · Biomass · 50 MW · Jiangxi Sheng
- Hubei Longganhu · Wind · 48 MW · Hubei
- Sateri Jiangxi Chemical Fiber Co captive power station · Coal · 165 MW · Jiangxi Sheng
Location
Coordinates 29.766256, 115.912605 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Hubei Xiaochi Binjiang New Area cogen power plant?
Hubei Xiaochi Binjiang New Area cogen power plant is a 80 MW coal power plant in Hubei, China.