Shenhua Guoneng Dajing power station is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Xinjiang, China. It is operated by Guodian Xinjiang Zhundong Coal Power Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #731 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2023, it is around 3 years old — recently built. 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 GEM_coa_shenhuaguonengdajing_china.
Data status
Known 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 · L100000101672; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Shenhua Guoneng Dajing 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.
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
- 1,304 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 Guodian Xinjiang Zhundong Coal Power Co Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.8°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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very 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 #558 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
- Wanneng Jiangbu power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Yihua Wucaiwan power station · Coal · 660 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Henglian Wucaiwan power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Wucaiwan Bei'er power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Zhongxin Bingzhun Shihezi power station · Coal · 3,960 MW · Xinjiang
Location
Coordinates 44.7809, 89.5971 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shenhua Guoneng Dajing power station?
Shenhua Guoneng Dajing power station is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Xinjiang, China, commissioned in 2023.
Who operates Shenhua Guoneng Dajing power station?
Shenhua Guoneng Dajing power station is operated by Guodian Xinjiang Zhundong Coal Power Co Ltd [100%].