Jiangyin Zhoubei cogen power station is a 140 MW coal power station in Jiangsu, China. It ranks #2363 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_jiangyinzhoubeicogen_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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 50 MW for Jiangyin Cogen power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 140 MW, Jiangyin Zhoubei cogen power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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 #1564 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
- Jiangyin Cogen power station · Coal · 739 MW · Jiangsu Sheng
- Zhangjiagang Changyuan Cogen power station · Coal · 70 MW · Jiangsu Sheng
- Jiangyin Xingcheng Steel Works power station · Coal · 100 MW · Jiangsu Sheng
- Huaneng Jiangyin Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 800 MW · Jiangsu Sheng
- Golden Sun · Solar · 10 MW · Jiangsu Sheng
- Zhangjiagang Huaxing power station · Coal · 270 MW · Jiangsu
Location
Coordinates 31.877344, 120.416259 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jiangyin Zhoubei cogen power station?
Jiangyin Zhoubei cogen power station is a 140 MW coal power plant in Jiangsu, China, Construction 2026.