Xinjiang Esmill Iron & Steel captive power station is a 30 MW coal power plant in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China. It is operated by Xinjiang Asmare Mangnese Alloy Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #4525 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. 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-3490.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000104474; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 30 MW, Xinjiang Esmill Iron & Steel captive 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.
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
- 811 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 Xinjiang Asmare Mangnese Alloy 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 desert climate (Köppen BWk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.4°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 87% 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 #1883 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
- Kuitun-2 power station · Coal · 100 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Huayi Jinlong Cogen power station · Coal · 200 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- Dushanzi Ethene power station · Coal · 475 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Kuitun River Laolongkou · Hydro · 10 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
- CPI Wusu power station · Coal · 600 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Kuitun River Stage 6 · Hydro · 18 MW · Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
Location
Coordinates 44.4045, 84.9634 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Xinjiang Esmill Iron & Steel captive power station?
Xinjiang Esmill Iron & Steel captive power station is a 30 MW coal power plant in Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China, commissioned in 2011.
Who operates Xinjiang Esmill Iron & Steel captive power station?
Xinjiang Esmill Iron & Steel captive power station is operated by Xinjiang Asmare Mangnese Alloy Co Ltd.