Jinyuan Zhijin power station is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Guizhou, China. It is operated by Guizhou Jinyuan Zhijin Pingyuan Clean Energy Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #714 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_jinyuanzhijin_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 · L100000104812; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Jinyuan Zhijin 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 Guizhou Jinyuan Zhijin Pingyuan Clean Energy 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 subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.6°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 humidity / wetness 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 #541 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
- CR Liuzhi power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Guizhou Sheng
- Guizhou Zhijin (Everbright) power station · Biomass · 12 MW · Guizhou Sheng
- Liuzhi Huilong power station · Coal · 700 MW · Guizhou
- CR Nayong power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Guizhou
- Guodian Zhijin power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Guizhou Sheng
- Guizhou Anshun Xixiu District (Dynagreen) power station · Biomass · 24 MW · Guizhou Sheng
Location
Coordinates 26.555828, 105.630634 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jinyuan Zhijin power station?
Jinyuan Zhijin power station is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Guizhou, China, commissioned in 2025.
Who operates Jinyuan Zhijin power station?
Jinyuan Zhijin power station is operated by Guizhou Jinyuan Zhijin Pingyuan Clean Energy Power Generation Co Ltd [100%].