China
power plants.
China has 4,252 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 1.47 TW of tracked generating capacity. Its grid leans on coal — 65.2% of tracked capacity (956 GW), with hydro a distant second at 17.7%. The largest single plant we track is Three Gorges Dam (22,500 MW, online since 2003).
China electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel, from our public-data catalog. Each fuel links to its global page.
Largest plants in China
Frequently asked questions
Where does China get its electricity?
Across the 4,252 plants in our catalog, China's tracked capacity is led by coal at 65.2% (956 GW), then hydro at 17.7% and nuclear at 5.8%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public datasets, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in China?
The largest plant we track in China is Three Gorges Dam, a hydro facility with 22,500 MW of capacity (commissioned 2003). Open nrgmap to see it on the map with 4,251 other China plants.
How many power plants does China have?
Our catalog tracks 4,252 power plants in China, totalling 1.47 TW. This is a large, representative subset built from sources like WRI, EIA and OpenStreetMap — the true national total, including the smallest installations, is higher.
Can I see China's power grid on a map?
Yes — open nrgmap at app.nrgmap.com and search China to fly to it. Every tracked plant is a marker sized by capacity and coloured by fuel, with the national fuel mix in the side panel.