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Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station

Coal power plant in Inner Mongolia, China. Approximate location 45.955947, 119.106454.

CoalInner MongoliaChinaultra-supercritical

Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station is a 2,000 MW coal power station in Inner Mongolia, China. It is operated by Suneng (Xilinguole) Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.5 million homes (estimated). It ranks #366 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2025, it is around 1 years old — recently built. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

2,000MW installed capacity
2,502,857homes powered (est.)
2025commissioned (~1 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_jiangsugroupwulagai_china.

Data status

Known data

FacilityJiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station GEM-coal
CountryChina · Inner Mongolia GEM-coal
Coordinates45.955947, 119.106454 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity2,000 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000100847; operating plant capacity
OwnerSuneng (Xilinguole) Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned2025 GEM-coal
Technologyultra-supercritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions8,760,000 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#366 / 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#256 / 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.86× · 700 MW · n=1907 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,502,857 calculated
Environmental severityC1 · 32/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000100847; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,000 MW, Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in China

East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station: 7,000 MW7kEast Hope …Datang Tuoketuo power station: 6,720 MW7kDatang Tuo…Togtoh power station: 6,720 MW7kTogtoh pow…Ying Long Shan power station: 6,300 MW6kYing Long …Jiaxing power station: 6,030 MW6kJiaxing po…Guazhou Changle power station: 6,000 MW6kGuazhou Ch…Guodian Yulin Jingbian power station: 6,000 MW6kGuodian Yu…Guoxin Dafeng power station: 6,000 MW6kGuoxin Daf…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Suneng (Xilinguole) Power Generation 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 monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season mean
Monsoon warm-summer continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
38.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
604 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #256 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.

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Location

Coordinates 45.955947, 119.106454 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station?

Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station is a 2,000 MW coal power plant in Inner Mongolia, China, commissioned in 2025.

How many homes can Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,502,857 homes (estimated).

Who operates Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station?

Jiangsu Energy Group Wulagai power station is operated by Suneng (Xilinguole) Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].

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