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Juhua Quzhou Complex power station

Coal power plant in Zhejiang Sheng, China. Approximate location 28.8974, 118.8792.

CoalZhejiang ShengChinasubcriticalCO₂ modelled

Juhua Quzhou Complex power station is a 475 MW coal power station in Zhejiang Sheng, China. It is operated by Juhua Group Corp. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 594k homes (estimated). It ranks #1697 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,235,040 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 288k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

475Source-backed capacity
594,428homes powered (est.)
1,235,040t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2002commissioned (~24 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1075664.

Data status

Known data

FacilityJuhua Quzhou Complex power station WRI
CountryChina · Zhejiang Sheng WRI
Coordinates28.8974, 118.8792 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity475 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJuhua Group Corp WRI
Commissioned2002 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions1,235,040 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#1697 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1269 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.68× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent594,428 calculated
Climate15.7°C · HDD 1,658 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 37/100 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.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 475 MW for Juhua Quzhou Complex power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: A3_MAJOR_REVIEW_SCOPE_STATUS - recommended action: manual_scope_status_check - confidence: low_until_scope_verified. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

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 tracker 2026 (location L100000101740); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 475 MW, Juhua Quzhou Complex 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.

~1,235,040 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

288kpassenger cars driven for a year
161khomes' yearly energy use
21 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

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 Juhua Group Corp.

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 28.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.7°Cannual mean temp
1,658heating degree-days (base 18°C)
838cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
506 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 4 °CJF: 6 °CFM: 10 °CMA: 16 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 23 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 26 °CAS: 22 °CSO: 17 °CON: 12 °CND: 6 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 33% below 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: 37/100 — this site sits in the mid 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

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
37/100environmental-severity index
22.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
231 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 #1269 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

Location

Coordinates 28.8974, 118.8792 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Juhua Quzhou Complex power station?

Juhua Quzhou Complex power station is a 475 MW source-record coal power plant in Zhejiang Sheng, China, commissioned in 2002.

How many homes can Juhua Quzhou Complex power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 594,428 homes (estimated).

Who operates Juhua Quzhou Complex power station?

Juhua Quzhou Complex power station is operated by Juhua Group Corp.

How much CO₂ does Juhua Quzhou Complex power station emit?

Juhua Quzhou Complex power station has modelled emissions of about 1,235,040 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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