Ningxia Jinyuyuan Chemical power station is a 100 MW coal power station in Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China. It ranks #2618 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 231,960 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 54k 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 WRI1075690.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000101201; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 100 MW, Ningxia Jinyuyuan Chemical power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — 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.
~231,960 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1644 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
- Qingtongxia · Hydro · 272 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Guodian Ningxia Qingtongxia Niushoushan Phase 2 · Wind · 49 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Qingtongxia Aluminum Works power station · Coal · 660 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Shenery Wuzhong power station · Coal · 700 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Daba power station · Coal · 3,840 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
- Guodian Ningxia Qingtongxia Niushoushan Phase 1 · Wind · 49 MW · Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
Location
Coordinates 37.8828, 106.022 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ningxia Jinyuyuan Chemical power station?
Ningxia Jinyuyuan Chemical power station is a 100 MW coal power plant in Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, Construction 2006.
How much CO₂ does Ningxia Jinyuyuan Chemical power station emit?
Ningxia Jinyuyuan Chemical power station has modelled emissions of about 231,960 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).