Shenhua Zhundong Wucaiwan power station is a 2,020 MW coal power station in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China. It ranks #281 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1070333.
Data status
Known data
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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 2,020 MW for Shenhua Zhundong Wucaiwan 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 · L100000101677; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,020 MW, Shenhua Zhundong Wucaiwan power station is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #178 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
- Jimsar Wucaiwan Beisan power station · Coal · 2,020 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
- Xinjiang Bingzhun Xinhong power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Xinjiang Qiya Smelter power station · Coal · 2,160 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
Location
Coordinates 44.7955, 89.1498 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shenhua Zhundong Wucaiwan power station?
Shenhua Zhundong Wucaiwan power station is a 2,020 MW coal power plant in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China, Announced 2015.