Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.
Coal supplies about 60% of power, with the world's largest wind, solar and hydro fleets. Provincial spot markets are being joined into a national market.
Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.
What does “Wholesale market” mean?
Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.
China has more than one grid operator and several regional and provincial trading arrangements. The two groups listed here do not represent every local network.
References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.
China is in Eastern Asia. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.
Capital
Beijing
Languages
Chinese
Region
Eastern Asia
Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.
The source inventory contains 4,235 records for China. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.
Inventory coverage
4,235 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 4,235 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
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