Wutongqiao power station is a 100 MW coal power station in Sichuan, China. It is operated by Sichuan Huadian Wutongqiao Power Plant [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 125k homes (estimated). It ranks #2741 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 years old — long-established. 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_wutongqiao_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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 100 MW, Wutongqiao 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.
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
- 125 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 Sichuan Huadian Wutongqiao Power Plant [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 humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.3°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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 #1716 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
- SICHUAN JIAYANG · Coal · 110 MW · Sichuan
- Tongjiezi · Hydro · 700 MW · Sichuan
- Shawan · Hydro · 480 MW · Sichuan
- Sichuan Leshan (Everbright) power station · Biomass · 35 MW · Sichuan
- Angu · Hydro · 772 MW · Sichuan
- Sichuan Emeishan power station · Coal · 270 MW · Sichuan
Location
Coordinates 29.3377034, 103.8500848 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wutongqiao power station?
Wutongqiao power station is a 100 MW coal power plant in Sichuan, China, commissioned in 1997.
Who operates Wutongqiao power station?
Wutongqiao power station is operated by Sichuan Huadian Wutongqiao Power Plant [100%].