Yangcheng power station is a 3,300 MW coal power station in Shanxi Sheng, China. It is operated by Shanxi Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 4.1 million homes (estimated). It ranks #137 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 14,431,000 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 3.4 million 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 WRI1070345.
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 · L100000101543; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 3,300 MW, Yangcheng power station is well above 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.
~14,431,000 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
- 0.2% of 1,882,493 MW across 1,907 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 316 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).
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 35.5°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 10% 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: 55/100 — 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — 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 #72 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
- Jincheng Chengzhuang Coal Mine Methane · Gas · 18 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Shanxi Yangcheng Motan · Hydro · 6 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Shanxi Herui Coal Mine Methane · Gas · 45 MW · Shanxi Sheng
- Shanxi Zezhou Caohe · Hydro · 9 MW · Henan Sheng
- Zezhou cogen power station · Coal · 80 MW · Shanxi
- SDIC Jincheng power station · Coal · 600 MW · Shanxi Sheng
Location
Coordinates 35.467, 112.5739 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Yangcheng power station?
Yangcheng power station is a 3,300 MW coal power plant in Shanxi Sheng, China, commissioned in 2004.
Who operates Yangcheng power station?
Yangcheng power station is operated by Shanxi Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Yangcheng power station emit?
Yangcheng power station has modelled emissions of about 14,431,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).