There are at least 3,000 large coal-fired power plants in China, and there are no detailed official statistics. If you don't bother, you can count the power plants owned by major power companies. The largest thermal power plant in the world is Taichung Power Plant, and the largest thermal power plant in China is in Shanxi.

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Types of thermal power plants

By fuel

Coal-fired power plants, oil-fired power plants, gas-fired power plants, cogeneration power plants and power plants fueled by garbage and industrial wastes;

According to the prime mover

Condensing gas turbine power plant, gas turbine power plant, internal combustion engine power plant, steam-gas turbine power plant, etc. ;

By outputting energy

Condensing power plants (power generation only) and thermal power plants (power generation and heating);

According to the steam pressure and temperature

Low temperature and low pressure power plant (1.4MPa, 350 degrees), medium temperature and medium pressure power plant (3.92MPa, 450 degrees), high temperature and high pressure power plant (9.9MPa, 540 degrees), ultra-high pressure power plant (13.83MPa, 540 degrees), subcritical pressure power plant (65438+)

According to the installed capacity of power plant

Small-capacity power plants (below 100MW), medium-capacity power plants (100-250 MW), large-and medium-capacity power plants (250- 1000MW) and large-capacity power plants (above 1000MW);

References:

Electrical engineering network