Shaoguan Wastecoal power station is a 700 MW coal power station in Guangdong, China. It is operated by Guangdong Yuehua Power Co. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 876k homes (estimated). It ranks #1212 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 2,994,900 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 698k 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 WRI1075718.
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.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000100409; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 700 MW, Shaoguan Wastecoal power station is around 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.
~2,994,900 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
- Age among peers
- 1,133 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 Guangdong Yuehua Power Co.
Climate zone & how it works
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 24.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #843 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
- Huayue Waste Coal power station · Coal · 120 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Shaoguan Yizhou Hydro · Hydro · 20 MW · Guangdong
- Zhoutian · Hydro · 10 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Lechang City power station · Biomass · 12 MW · Guangdong
- Guangdong Shaoguan (Shaoneng) power station · Biomass · 60 MW · Guangdong
- Baosteel Group Guangdong Shaoguan Iron &STEEL Co., Ltd. Gas Power Project · Gas · 270 MW · Guangdong
Location
Coordinates 24.945064, 113.548835 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shaoguan Wastecoal power station?
Shaoguan Wastecoal power station is a 700 MW coal power plant in Guangdong, China, commissioned in 2017.
Who operates Shaoguan Wastecoal power station?
Shaoguan Wastecoal power station is operated by Guangdong Yuehua Power Co.
How much CO₂ does Shaoguan Wastecoal power station emit?
Shaoguan Wastecoal power station has modelled emissions of about 2,994,900 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).