Datang Tuoketuo power station in China is the largest operational coal power plant in the world. As of 2021, the power station has a capacity of roughly 6.7 gigawatts. Ranking second and third, Taean power station and Dangjin power station had a gross generating capacity of 6.4 and 6.04 gigawatts, respectively. Six out of the ten largest coal power plants in the world are located in China.
Largest operational coal power plants by capacity worldwide as of 2021
(in megawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (September 15, 2021). Largest operational coal power plants by capacity worldwide as of 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264024/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest operational coal power plants by capacity worldwide as of 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. September 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264024/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor. (2021). Largest operational coal power plants by capacity worldwide as of 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264024/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest Operational Coal Power Plants by Capacity Worldwide as of 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264024/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor, Largest operational coal power plants by capacity worldwide as of 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264024/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-worldwide/ (last visited January 24, 2022)
