Historical Chinese Coal Plants Data

Question

I'm looking for open data on the locations and duration of Chinese coal power plants from 1950 - present. The data would have the completion data of the power plant, latitude, longitude, and (if applicable) when the plant was shut down.

Any ideas where such data might exist?

Answer 1

There is literally a Wikipedia section called

List of power stations in China - Coal

Although the list of 52 is incomplete, it includes the fields that you are searching for

• Station

• Chinese Name

• Province

• Total Capacity (MW)

• Units and Status

• Operator(s)

• Coordinates (latitude and longitude)

The bigger of the plants will have their own Wikipedia pages (for example), the smaller ones will probably require reading or translating company pages.