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Liuzhou City power station

Coal power plant in Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China. Approximate location 24.3655, 109.3787.

CoalGuangxi Zhuangzu ZizhiquChinasubcritical

Liuzhou City power station is a 440 MW coal power station in Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China. It is operated by Guangxi Liuzhou Power Plant. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 551k homes (estimated). It ranks #1718 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1994, it is around 32 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

440Legacy source-record capacity
550,628homes powered (est.)
1994commissioned (~32 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1070465.

Data status

Known data

FacilityLiuzhou City power station WRI
CountryChina · Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu WRI
Coordinates24.3655, 109.3787 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity440 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerGuangxi Liuzhou Power Plant WRI
Commissioned1994 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,927,200 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#1718 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1280 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.63× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent550,628 calculated
Climate20.7°C · HDD 645 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 39/100 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.

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: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 440 MW, Liuzhou City 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.

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 Guangxi Liuzhou Power Plant.

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 24.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

20.7°Cannual mean temp
645heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,665cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
112 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 10 °CJF: 12 °CFM: 16 °CMA: 21 °CAM: 25 °CMJ: 28 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 29 °CAS: 27 °CSO: 23 °CON: 18 °CND: 13 °CD29 °C

Heating degree-days here run 74% 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: 22/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
39/100environmental-severity index
18.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
316 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 #1280 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 24.3655, 109.3787 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Liuzhou City power station?

Liuzhou City power station is a 440 MW source-record coal power plant in Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China, commissioned in 1994.

How many homes can Liuzhou City power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 550,628 homes (estimated).

Who operates Liuzhou City power station?

Liuzhou City power station is operated by Guangxi Liuzhou Power Plant.

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