Jinzhong Anping power station is a 300 MW coal power station in Shanxi Sheng, China. It is operated by Xiyang Energy Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 375k homes (estimated). It ranks #1886 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1070458.
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 · L100000101490; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Jinzhong Anping power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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
- 514 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 Xiyang Energy Co Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 45% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 77/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #1361 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
- Sdic Xiyang Huangyanhui Coal Mine Methane · Gas · 10 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Xiyang Coalbed Methane power station · Gas · 144 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Yangquan-2 power station · Coal · 1,280 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Zhaofeng Aluminum captive power station · Coal · 405 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Longchuan power station · Coal · 270 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Yangquan Yinying Coal Mine Methane · Gas · 5 MW · Shanxi Sheng
Location
Coordinates 37.643, 113.6494 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jinzhong Anping power station?
Jinzhong Anping power station is a 300 MW coal power plant in Shanxi Sheng, China, commissioned in 2007.
Who operates Jinzhong Anping power station?
Jinzhong Anping power station is operated by Xiyang Energy Co Ltd.