Leiyang Baiyang Coal is a 120 MW coal power station in Hunan, China. It ranks #2433 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 WRI1070467.
Data status
Known data
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000100781; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 120 MW, Leiyang Baiyang Coal is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — 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 #1579 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
- Leiyang power station · Coal · 1,020 MW · Hunan
- Leiyang Baiyang power station · Coal · 120 MW · Hunan
- Shangbao Small · Hydro · 14 MW · Hunan
- Yongxing Coal · Coal · 120 MW · Hunan
- Hunan Guiyang County Datan · Hydro · 30 MW · Hunan
- Hunan Yongxing power station · Coal · 390 MW · Hunan
Location
Coordinates 26.3667, 112.873 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Leiyang Baiyang Coal?
Leiyang Baiyang Coal is a 120 MW coal power plant in Hunan, China, Shelved 2006.