NINE DRAGONS TIANJIN is a 159 MW coal power station in Tianjin Shi, China. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 199k homes (estimated). It ranks #2280 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 559,290 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 130k 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-3184.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
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Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 159 MW, NINE DRAGONS TIANJIN is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). 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.
~559,290 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of China coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
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).
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 39.3°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 19% 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: 61/100 — 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
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #1537 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
- Tianjin Ninghe power station · Biomass · 39 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Beijiang power station · Coal · 4,000 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Binhai · Solar · 170 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Dashentang · Wind · 26 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Tianjin Guodian Beitang power station · Coal · 700 MW · Tianjin Shi
- Hebei Tangshan (Jiecheng) power station · Biomass · 37 MW · Tianjin Shi
Location
Coordinates 39.3157, 117.7538 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is NINE DRAGONS TIANJIN?
NINE DRAGONS TIANJIN is a 159 MW coal power plant in Tianjin Shi, China.
How much CO₂ does NINE DRAGONS TIANJIN emit?
NINE DRAGONS TIANJIN has modelled emissions of about 559,290 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).