Top ten largest coal plants in the world

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Rank Station Country Coordinates (Lat, Long) Capacity (MW) Type of coal Year(s) built References
1. Datang Tuoketuo power station China 40.1952329, 111.358881 6,720 bituminous 2003-2017 [1]
2. Taean power station South Korea 36.9055681, 126.2346268 6,100 bituminous 1995-2017 [2]
3. Dangjin power station South Korea 37.05513, 126.5122247 6,040[3] bituminous 1996-2016 [4]
4. Taichung power station Taiwan 24.2131, 120.485 5,500 bituminous/subbituminous 1991-2006 [5]
5. Belchatow power complex Poland 51.266389, 19.330556 5,420 lignite 1981-2015 [6]
6. Waigaoqiao power station China 31.355833, 121.598333 5,160 bituminous 1995-2008 [7]
7. Yeongheung power station South Korea 37.236939, 126.436092 5,080 bituminous 2004-2014 [8]
8. Guodian Beilun power station China 29.943611, 121.815833 5,060 bituminous 1991-2009 [9]
9. Guohua Taishan power station China 21.8667, 112.9228 5,000 bituminous 2003-2011 [10]
10. Jiaxing power station China 30.62804, 121.14422 5,000 bituminous 2005-2011 [9]

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  1. ↑ "大唐托克托发电公司五期投产成为世界最大火力发电厂," China Datang, Feb 27, 2017
  2. ↑ "노후 석탄발전소 가동중단에 따른 미세먼지 저감 효과," kfem.or.kr, Jul 25, 2017
  3. ↑ As of late 2016, the plant was operating at 5,923 MW, according to press reports, due to turbine problems.
  4. ↑ "온실가스 논란 속에 대용량 석탄시대 진입," 건설경제신문, 22 November 2016
  5. ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Taiwan," Coal-fired power plants around the world, accessed Jan 2014
  6. ↑ "Bełchatów Power Station," Wikipedia, accessed May 2014
  7. ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Shanghai," industcards, accessed July 2015
  8. ↑ "Yeongheung Thermal Power site Division," KOSEP website, accessed Feb 2015
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Coal-Fired Plants in Zhejiang," industcards, accessed July 2015
  10. ↑ The World's Largest Power Plants, industcards, accessed July 2015
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