Anqing power station

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Anqing power station (神华神皖安庆皖江发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2640-megawatts (MW) in Laofeng Town, Yingjiang, Anqing, Anhui, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 国能安庆电厂三期 (Phase III Unit 5 & 6).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Anqing power station Laofeng Town, Yingjiang, Anqing, Anhui, China 30.541, 117.1717 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4, Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6: 30.541, 117.1717

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase I Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 2005
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 2005
Phase II Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2015
Phase II Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2015
Phase III Unit 5 permitted coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical
Phase III Unit 6 permitted coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Guoneng Shenwan Anqing Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Guoneng Shenwan Anqing Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Guoneng Shenwan Anqing Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Guoneng Shenwan Anqing Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 5 Guoneng Shenwan Anqing Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 6 Guoneng Shenwan Anqing Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): December 30, 2014, July 21, 2023

Background

Original plant (Phase I)

The first two coal-fired units of Anqing power station, totaling 640 MW, were brought online in 2005. The plant is owned by Shenhua Group (which later became National Energy Investment Group) and Wenergy Group.[1][2][3]

First expansion (Phase II)

The plant's owners began buildling two additional coal-fired units at the plant, with a total planned capacity of 2,000 MW.[4] The new units were scheduled to be completed in 2014-15, and construction began in November 2012.[5][6][7] In June 2013, however, the owners were ordered to suspend construction when it was discovered that they had failed to obtain the necessary permission from the Environmental Protection Bureau prior to beginning construction.[8]

In February 2014, ABB announced that it had been contracted to supply "Symphony Plus total plant automation systems" for the new units, seemingly indicating that Shenhua is still pursuing the project.[9] In December 2014 Shenhua Group said it recently obtained approval from Anhui Province for construction of the expansion.[10]

The new units were reported as in operation in June 2015.[11][12]

Second expansion (Phase III)

On April 29, 2022,  Anqing power station Phase III expansion project passed the preliminary feasibility study report review.[13]

May 2022, the Anqing Municipal Government and Guoneng Anhui Company held a signing ceremony for a cooperation project to build two 1,000 MW high-efficiency expansion units and additional energy infrastructure. The investment was expected to exceed 30 billion yuan.[14]

On April 29, 2022,  Anqing Power Plant Phase III Expansion Project passed the preliminary feasibility study report review.[13]

February 7, 2023, the project application passed expert review.[13][15] The feasibility study passed at the end of May.[13]

In June 2023, pre-permit was announced for public review.[16] On 21 July 2023, Auhui Province Development and Reform Commission granted the project a permit to build.[13][17]

Ownership

On August 28 2017, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) announced that China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group will be jointly restructured. Shenhua Group will become China National Energy Investment Group and will absorb China Guodian Corporation. It will be the largest power company in the world by installed capacity, as well as the world's largest coal producer.[18][19] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[20]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Anqing, CARMA Carbon Monitoring for Action, accessed Nov. 2014.
  2. Anqing Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Nov. 2014.
  3. Anqing Power Station, Wikimapia, accessed Nov. 2014.
  4. Ailun Yang and Yiyun Cui, "Global Coal Risk Assessment: Data Analysis and Market Research," World Resources Institute working paper, November 2012
  5. Construction on Shenhua Shenwan's Anqing Power Plant Phase II Expansion Project Kicks Off, Industrial Info Resources, Nov. 29, 2012.
  6. Shenhua to install two 1 GW power generating units in Anqing, Energy China Forum, Sept. 20, 2012.
  7. Shenhua Shenwan Anqing Power Plant Phase II Boiler Delivery Schedule Coordination Meeting Held in Chengdu, Dongfang Electric Corp press release, June 13, 2013.
  8. "神华72亿电厂项目未批先建 被环保部叫停,", 新浪财经, 2013-06-26
  9. In Control (ABB Power Generation newsletter), Feb. 2014, p. 17.
  10. "China Shenhua Energy : gets nod for Anqing expansion project," 4-traders, Dec 30, 2014
  11. "China Shenhua's (01088) new Anqing generator comes on stream," et net, June 15, 2015
  12. "中国神华能源股份有限公司关于神皖能源安庆电厂二期扩建项目 3 号机组通过 168 小时试运行的公告"China Shenhua, 2015-6-16
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 国能神皖安庆公司 (2023-07-22). "国家能源集团安徽公司安庆电厂三期2×1000MW机组工程项目获核准". Retrieved 2023-8-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. 国家能源集团在安徽签下3个百万千瓦级项目 含2台100万千瓦煤电机组, BJX, 2022-05-31
  15. 安庆市发改委 (2023-02-21). "安庆三期2×1000MW机组申请报告顺利通过专家评审". EPTChina. Retrieved 2023-8-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "国能安庆电厂三期项目核准前公示". 安徽省发展和改革委员会. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-8-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. 安庆市发展和改革委员会 (2023-07-28). "安徽安庆电厂三期2×1000MW机组工程项目获核准批复". Power.In-En. Retrieved 2023-8-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Factbox: Shenhua and Guodian - China's latest state marriage". Reuters. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  19. "China Is Creating the World's Largest Power Company". Bloomberg News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  20. "China’s Newly-Established National Energy Investment Group Sets World Records in Its Sector, With Assets of Over CNY1.8 Trillion," Yicai Global, 11-28-2017

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