Weixin power station

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Weixin power station (云南能投威信能源公司) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Linfeng, Weixin, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China. It is also known as Weixing power station (Unit 2), 威信云投粤电扎西能源有限公司( (Unit 1).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Weixin power station Linfeng, Weixin, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China 27.8904089, 104.873518 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 27.8904089, 104.873518

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: anthracite 600 supercritical 2012
Unit 2 operating coal: anthracite 600 supercritical 2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Yunnan Energy Investment Weixin Energy Co Ltd [100%] Yunnan Investment Holding Group Co Ltd [51.1%]; Guangdong Electric Power Development Co Ltd [19.6%]; Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd [9.0%]; China National Tobacco Corp [7.3%]; Yuntianhua Group Co Ltd [6.9%]; Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Co Ltd [0.6%]; Yunnan State-owned Enterprise Reform No. 1 Equity Investment Fund Partnership LP [0.1%]; other [0.0%]
Unit 2 Yunnan Energy Investment Weixin Energy Co Ltd [100%] Yunnan Investment Holding Group Co Ltd [51.1%]; Guangdong Electric Power Development Co Ltd [19.6%]; Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd [9.0%]; China National Tobacco Corp [7.3%]; Yuntianhua Group Co Ltd [6.9%]; Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Co Ltd [0.6%]; Yunnan State-owned Enterprise Reform No. 1 Equity Investment Fund Partnership LP [0.1%]; other [0.0%]

Background

Weixin power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,200 MW in Yunnan Province. The plant was completed in 2012, and is majority-owned by Yunnan Energy investment Group.[1][2][3]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "云南威信煤电一体项目2号机组投产," China Energy News, January 7, 2013
  2. "滇东北火电困境是怎样形成的," China Energy News, August 19, 2013
  3. "List of major power stations in Yunnan," Wikipedia, accessed November 2014

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