Jinan cogen power station is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Shandong, China. It is operated by Jinan Thermal Power Group Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #710 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_jinancogen_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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104996; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Jinan cogen 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.
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
- 1,360 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 Jinan Thermal Power Group 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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 36.5°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #537 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
- Datang Changqing Phase 2 Wind · Wind · 49 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Jinan Landfill Gas · Gas · 3 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Jinan Northern Suburb cogen power station · Coal · 50 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Jinan Thermal Power Group Beijiao cogen power station · Coal · 50 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Datang Changqing Phase 1 Wind · Wind · 49 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Feicheng power station · Biomass · 15 MW · Shandong Sheng
Location
Coordinates 36.53453, 116.775898 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jinan cogen power station?
Jinan cogen power station is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Shandong, China, commissioned in 2025.
Who operates Jinan cogen power station?
Jinan cogen power station is operated by Jinan Thermal Power Group Co Ltd [100%].