按主要燃料统计的发电厂数量，WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)。
来源：Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0)。
| # | 发电厂 | 燃料 | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Gorges Dam | Hydro | 22,500 |
| 2 | Baihetan Dam | Hydro | 13,050 |
| 3 | Xiluodu | Hydro | 12,600 |
| 4 | East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station | Coal | 7,000 |
| 5 | Datang Tuoketuo power station | Coal | 6,720 |
| 6 | Togtoh power station | Coal | 6,720 |
| 7 | Xiangjiaba | Hydro | 6,448 |
| 8 | Longtan | Hydro | 6,300 |
| 9 | Gansu Wind Farm | Wind | 6,000 |
| 10 | Nuozhadu | Hydro | 5,850 |
| 11 | Waigaoqiao power station | Coal | 5,240 |
| 12 | Guodian Beilun power station | Coal | 5,060 |
| 13 | Guohua Taishan power station | Coal | 5,000 |
| 14 | Jiaxing power station | Coal | 5,000 |
| 15 | Ahai | Hydro | 4,750 |
| 16 | CPI Pingwei power station | Coal | 4,540 |
| 17 | Zouxian power station | Coal | 4,540 |
| 18 | Datong - Tashan Coal | Coal | 4,520 |
| 19 | Huaneng Qinbei power station | Coal | 4,400 |
| 20 | Jinping II | Hydro | 4,400 |
中国 发电厂