Changshu-1 power station

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Changshu-1 power station (中电国际常熟发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 3320-megawatts (MW) in Xingang Town, Changshu, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 江苏常熟发电有限公司替代扩建项目.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Changshu-1 power station Xingang Town, Changshu, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China 31.7565794, 120.9730554 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 31.7565794, 120.9730554
  • Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 31.753204, 120.9634852

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 1993
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 1993
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 1994
Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 1994
Unit 5 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2012
Unit 6 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2013
Unit 7 permitted coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical
Unit 8 permitted coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical
Unit 9 permitted coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 7 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 8 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 9 Jiangsu Changshu Electric POWER Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): November 2012, June 30, 2023[1], June 30, 2023[1]

Background

The six coal-fired units of Changshu-1 power station, totaling 3,320 MW, were brought online between 1993 and 2013. The plant was originally owned by CPI.[2][3][4]

Expansion

Jiangsu DRC issued two documents in September 2022 and January 2023 with proposals of two batches of "supporting" coal power projects to implement President Xi's national "先立后改" energy strategy. The proposals included a 3 x 660 MW expansion project.[5]

On June 30, 2023, the 3 x 660 MW expansion was approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission (苏发改能源发〔2023〕716号, portal update timestamp: 2023/07/12).[6]

Ownership

In July 2015, China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) merged to become State Power Investment Corporation (国家电力投资集团), one of the five largest state-owned electricity producers in the People's Republic of China.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125131253/https://fzggw.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2023/7/12/art_59371_1059.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Changshu Coal Power Plant China," Global Energy Observatory, accessed November 2014
  3. "中电投常熟电厂5#机组正式点火运行", 湖南省第四工程有限公司电建分公司,2013-3-26
  4. 中电投常熟电厂1千兆瓦超超临界6号机组投运"", 中国电力企业联合会, 2013-12-17
  5. "江苏省“先立后改”煤电支撑性电源项目(第二批)规划建设实施方案公示," BJX, 2023-01-16
  6. "苏发改能源发〔2023〕716号". 江苏省发展和改革委员会行政许可和行政处罚信息公示专栏. 2023-7-12. Retrieved 2023-8-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Chinese nuclear giant officially launched". World Nuclear Association. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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