Weihai Wendeng cogen power station is a 84 MW coal power plant in Shandong Sheng, China. It is operated by Weihai Wendeng Thermal Power Plant Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 105k homes (estimated). It ranks #2800 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 378,800 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 88k 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-3286.
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 · L100000104636; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 84 MW, Weihai Wendeng cogen power station is below the median coal plant in China (700 MW). 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.
~378,800 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
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 Weihai Wendeng Thermal Power Plant 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 37.2°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 12% 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: 56/100 — 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #1736 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
- Shandong Weihai Wendeng District (Huanwen) power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Weihai Xijiao cogen power station · Coal · 60 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Shandong Wendeng Zhangjiachan · Wind · 50 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Weihai Puyuan cogen power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Shandong
- Guohua Rongcheng Phase 5 · Wind · 49 MW · Shandong Sheng
- Guohua Rongcheng Phase 4 · Wind · 49 MW · Shandong Sheng
Location
Coordinates 37.1746, 122.0766 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Weihai Wendeng cogen power station?
Weihai Wendeng cogen power station is a 84 MW coal power plant in Shandong Sheng, China.
Who operates Weihai Wendeng cogen power station?
Weihai Wendeng cogen power station is operated by Weihai Wendeng Thermal Power Plant Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Weihai Wendeng cogen power station emit?
Weihai Wendeng cogen power station has modelled emissions of about 378,800 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).