largest coal power plant in the world. In fact, China houses six out of the ten largest coal power plants globally.
Datang Tuoketuo power station is the largest operational coal power plant in China as of 2021, with a capacity of roughly 6.7 gigawatts. This power plant is owned by Datang International Power Generation Co, and is also the Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of 2021 (in megawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (September 15, 2021). Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264202/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-china/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. September 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264202/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-china/
Global Energy Monitor. (2021). Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264202/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-china/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest Operational Coal Power Plants by Capacity in China as of 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264202/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-china/
Global Energy Monitor, Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264202/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-china/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Largest operational coal power plants by capacity in China as of 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, September 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264202/largest-operational-coal-power-plants-by-capacity-in-china/