Top ten largest coal plants in the world
From Global Energy Monitor
| Rank | Station | Country | Coordinates (Lat, Long) | Capacity (MW) | Type of coal | Year(s) built | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Datang Tuoketuo power station | China | 40.1952329, 111.358881 | 6,720 | bituminous | 2003-2017 | [1] |
| 2. | Taean power station | South Korea | 36.9055681, 126.2346268 | 6,100 | bituminous | 1995-2017 | [2] |
| 3. | Dangjin power station | South Korea | 37.05513, 126.5122247 | 6,040[3] | bituminous | 1996-2016 | [4] |
| 4. | Taichung power station | Taiwan | 24.2131, 120.485 | 5,500 | bituminous/subbituminous | 1991-2006 | [5] |
| 5. | Belchatow power complex | Poland | 51.266389, 19.330556 | 5,420 | lignite | 1981-2015 | [6] |
| 6. | Waigaoqiao power station | China | 31.355833, 121.598333 | 5,160 | bituminous | 1995-2008 | [7] |
| 7. | Yeongheung power station | South Korea | 37.236939, 126.436092 | 5,080 | bituminous | 2004-2014 | [8] |
| 8. | Guodian Beilun power station | China | 29.943611, 121.815833 | 5,060 | bituminous | 1991-2009 | [9] |
| 9. | Guohua Taishan power station | China | 21.8667, 112.9228 | 5,000 | bituminous | 2003-2011 | [10] |
| 10. | Jiaxing power station | China | 30.62804, 121.14422 | 5,000 | bituminous | 2005-2011 | [9] |
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- ↑ "大唐托克托发电公司五期投产成为世界最大火力发电厂," China Datang, Feb 27, 2017
- ↑ "노후 석탄발전소 가동중단에 따른 미세먼지 저감 효과," kfem.or.kr, Jul 25, 2017
- ↑ As of late 2016, the plant was operating at 5,923 MW, according to press reports, due to turbine problems.
- ↑ "온실가스 논란 속에 대용량 석탄시대 진입," 건설경제신문, 22 November 2016
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Taiwan," Coal-fired power plants around the world, accessed Jan 2014
- ↑ "Bełchatów Power Station," Wikipedia, accessed May 2014
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Shanghai," industcards, accessed July 2015
- ↑ "Yeongheung Thermal Power site Division," KOSEP website, accessed Feb 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Coal-Fired Plants in Zhejiang," industcards, accessed July 2015
- ↑ The World's Largest Power Plants, industcards, accessed July 2015
