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Power Plants in China
China has 4,235 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1,415 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS4,235
TOTAL CAPACITY1,415 GW
MOST COMMON FUELSolar
By fuel
How China’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Solar1,318 · 31% · 55 GW
Hydro947 · 22% · 259 GW
Coal946 · 22% · 956 GW
Wind835 · 20% · 51 GW
Gas170 · 4% · 60 GW
Nuclear12 · 0% · 33 GW
Oil5 · 0% · 1 GW
Geothermal2 · 0% · 26 MW
Largest power plants in China
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
22,500 MWThree Gorges DamHydro2003
13,050 MWBaihetan DamHydro
12,600 MWXiluoduHydro2013
7,000 MWEast Hope Metals Wucaiwan power stationCoal2014
6,720 MWDatang Tuoketuo power stationCoal2007
6,448 MWXiangjiabaHydro2014
6,300 MWLongtanHydro2009
6,000 MWGansu Wind FarmWind
5,850 MWNuozhaduHydro
5,240 MWWaigaoqiao power stationCoal2004
5,060 MWGuodian Beilun power stationCoal2002
5,000 MWGuohua Taishan power stationCoal2007
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