Urumqi Petrochemical power station is a 150 MW coal power station in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China. It is operated by PetroChina Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 188k homes (estimated). It ranks #2309 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2001, it is around 25 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 316,300 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 74k 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 WRI1075745.
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 100 MW for Urumqi Petrochemical 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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 150 MW, Urumqi Petrochemical power station is below 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.
~316,300 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
- 211 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 PetroChina 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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.0°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 83% 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: 91/100 — this site sits in the top 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 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 #1546 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
- Xinjiang Midong power station · Coal · 600 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Xinjiang Zhongtai Huatai power station · Coal · 300 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Huadian Urumqi power station · Coal · 660 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Xinjiang Urumqi Jinghuan power station · Other · 75 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Huadian Weihuliang power station · Coal · 850 MW · Xinjiang
- Army General Temple power station · Coal · 2,000 MW · Xinjiang
Location
Coordinates 43.9702, 87.7219 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Urumqi Petrochemical power station?
Urumqi Petrochemical power station is a 150 MW coal power plant in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China, commissioned in 2001.
Who operates Urumqi Petrochemical power station?
Urumqi Petrochemical power station is operated by PetroChina Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Urumqi Petrochemical power station emit?
Urumqi Petrochemical power station has modelled emissions of about 316,300 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).