Yipin Captive power station is a 105 MW coal power station in Heilongjiang Sheng, China. It is operated by Heilongjiang Yipin Energy Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 131k homes (estimated). It ranks #2529 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 382,430 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 89k 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-3284.
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 · L100000104499; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 105 MW, Yipin Captive 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.
~382,430 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
- 1,197 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 Heilongjiang Yipin Energy 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 monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.8°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 122% 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: 96/100 — 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 #1622 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
- Huaneng Daqing power station · Coal · 700 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Daqing Oil Hongwei power station · Coal · 200 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Chunlei Farm · Solar · 40 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Daqing Oil Central power station · Coal · 900 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Heilongjiang Lindian power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
- Heilongjiang Daqing (Chengkong) power station · Biomass · 30 MW · Heilongjiang Sheng
Location
Coordinates 46.7854, 124.6018 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Yipin Captive power station?
Yipin Captive power station is a 105 MW coal power plant in Heilongjiang Sheng, China, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Yipin Captive power station?
Yipin Captive power station is operated by Heilongjiang Yipin Energy Co Ltd.
How much CO₂ does Yipin Captive power station emit?
Yipin Captive power station has modelled emissions of about 382,430 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).