Average CO2 intensity of power generation from coal power plants, 2000-2020

Notes

Heat generated from CHP plants is not taken into account in the 13th Five-Year Plan average coal consumption targets, which only cover power generation. The CHP fleet is older hence less efficient on average, which increases the average CO2 intensity of power generation from coal-fired plants compared with the average CO2 intensity of power generation from electricity-only units. CO2 intensity target from the average coal consumption target for operated coal plants is stated in the 13th Five-Year Plan for Power Development, which corresponds to the use of the CO2 fuel factor for “other bituminous coal” (i.e. 95 kgCO2/GJ).