The invention relates to a method for predicting the life of an SCR denitration catalyst in a power plant. The method comprises the following steps: step 1, on the basis of analyzing the three most important factors in deactivation of the SCR denitration catalyst, establishing a deactivation model of the SCR denitration catalyst, wherein the three factors include chemical poisoning, porous channelblockage and fly ash abrasion; step 2, calculating an activity value and an activity decreasing trend in an operation process of the SCR denitration catalyst; step 3, according to acquired activity data, combining the deactivation model to obtain a relational expression between the catalyst activity and the operation time through a previous actual data regression fitting deactivation model; and step 4, acquiring the activity value of the catalyst in the future according to the expression, and comparing the activity value with preset activity values that cannot meet denitration tasks to judgethe remaining available time of the catalyst. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the activity values of the SCR denitration catalyst at different times can be accurately predicted byusing operation data acquired on site in combination with the deactivation model, and the life of the catalyst can be judged.