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Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station

Coal power plant in Guizhou Sheng, China. Approximate location 26.2019, 105.48.

CoalGuizhou ShengChinasubcriticalShelvedCO₂ modelled

Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station is a 15 MW coal power plant in Guizhou Sheng, China. It is operated by Guotou Panjiang Power Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 19k homes (estimated). It ranks #5750 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 67,641 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 16k 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).

15Legacy source-record capacity
18,771homes powered (est.)
67,641t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-3542.

Data status

Known data

FacilityLiuzhi Inferior Coal power station Climate TRACE
CountryChina · Guizhou Sheng Climate TRACE
Coordinates26.2019, 105.48 Climate TRACE
FuelCoal Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity15 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerGuotou Panjiang Power Co Ltd [100%] Climate TRACE
Technologysubcritical Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions67,641 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#5750 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1907 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.02× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent18,771 calculated
Climate15.4°C · HDD 1,459 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 32/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 15 MW, Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.

~67,641 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

16kpassenger cars driven for a year
8.8khomes' yearly energy use
1.1 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 Guotou Panjiang Power Co Ltd [100%].

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 (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.4°Cannual mean temp
1,459heating degree-days (base 18°C)
520cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,264 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 6 °CJF: 8 °CFM: 12 °CMA: 17 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 22 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 23 °CAS: 20 °CSO: 16 °CON: 12 °CND: 8 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 41% 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: 33/100 — this site sits in the bottom 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
17.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
561 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 #1907 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 26.2019, 105.48 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station?

Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station is a 15 MW source-record coal power plant in Guizhou Sheng, China.

How many homes can Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 18,771 homes (estimated).

Who operates Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station?

Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station is operated by Guotou Panjiang Power Co Ltd [100%].

How much CO₂ does Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station emit?

Liuzhi Inferior Coal power station has modelled emissions of about 67,641 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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