The Gibson coal power plant, located in the United States, was one of the largest and notable of its kind worldwide, generating around 51 gigawatt hours of electricity per day. The largest coal-fired power plant is Tiachung, located in Taiwan, generating almost 85.5 gigawatt hours of energy.
Largest coal power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours)
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Visual Capitalist. (August 27, 2019). Largest coal power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054593/energy-generation-coal-power-facilities-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist. "Largest coal power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours)." Chart. August 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054593/energy-generation-coal-power-facilities-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist. (2019). Largest coal power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054593/energy-generation-coal-power-facilities-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist. "Largest Coal Power Plants Based on Generation Worldwide as of 2018 (in Megawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054593/energy-generation-coal-power-facilities-worldwide/
Visual Capitalist, Largest coal power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054593/energy-generation-coal-power-facilities-worldwide/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Largest coal power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours) [Graph], Visual Capitalist, August 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054593/energy-generation-coal-power-facilities-worldwide/