Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station is a 3,960 MW coal power station in Shandong Sheng, China. It is operated by Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #108 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 16,057,000 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 3.7 million 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-2151.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 5,940 MW for Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000101429; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 3,960 MW, Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. 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.
~16,057,000 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
- 0.2% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1,021 of 1,446 dated coal plants in China are older
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).
Owner
Operated by Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd.
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 36.6°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 5% 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: 52/100 — 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 a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling 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 #49 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
- Xinfa Xiwang power station · Coal · 465 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Xinyuan Aluminum power station · Coal · 3,960 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Chiping Xinfa power station · Coal · 620 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station · Coal · 755 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Xinfa Huayu power station · Coal · 310 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Xinfa Huaxin power station · Coal · 650 MW · Shandong
Location
Coordinates 36.6155, 116.2191 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station?
Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station is a 3,960 MW coal power plant in Shandong Sheng, China, commissioned in 2015.
Who operates Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station?
Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station is operated by Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station emit?
Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station has modelled emissions of about 16,057,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).