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Top 10 highest-emitting power plants in China

The highest-emitting power plants in China ranked by asset-level annual CO₂ emissions. Measured data from US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS, estimated data from Climate TRACE. Open dataset.

Rank Power Plant Fuel Owner Annual CO₂
1Togtoh power stationCoalINNER MONGOLIA Datang International Tuoketuo POWER Genration Co Ltd27,893,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
2CPI Changshu-1 power stationCoalChina Power Investment Corporation (CPI)23,766,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
3Jiaxing power stationCoalJiaxing Power Generation Co Ltd22,682,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
4Guohua Taishan power stationCoalShenhua Guohua Electric Power Corporation22,285,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
5Ganneng Fengcheng power stationCoalJiangxi Ganneng Co Ltd Fengcheng Phase II Power Plant21,329,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
6Guodian Beilun power stationCoalChina Guodian Group Corporation21,045,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
7East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power stationCoalXinjiang East Hope Non-Ferrous Metal Co Ltd.20,924,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
8Fugu Qingshuichuan power stationCoalShaanxi Qingshuichuan Electric Co Ltd20,742,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
9Yangxi Zhujiang power stationCoalGuangdong Zhujiang Investment Co Ltd20,365,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)
10Waigaoqiao power stationCoalShanghai Electric Group Company Limited19,772,000 tCO₂e/yr (estimated)

Methodology

CO₂ emissions are asset-level annual estimates from three sources:

  • Measured data (US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS): actual reported emissions from industrial facilities in the United States and European Union.
  • Estimated data (Climate TRACE): modelled emissions based on operating parameters and fuel consumption, suitable for cross-national comparison but not facility-specific verification.
  • Open data sources: Global Energy Monitor (GEM), Global Carbon Atlas, national grid operators and Climate TRACE.

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