Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station

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Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station (信发华源铝电发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 465-megawatts (MW) in Xinfa Industrial Park, Chiping, Liaocheng, Shandong, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Chiping Xinfa power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station Xinfa Industrial Park, Chiping, Liaocheng, Shandong, China 36.607886, 116.245583 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 36.607886, 116.245583

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 155 subcritical 2001
Unit 2 retired coal - unknown 155 subcritical 2001 2018
Unit 3 operating coal - unknown 155 subcritical 2002
Unit 4 operating coal - unknown 155 subcritical 2002

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Liaocheng Xinyuan Group Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): aluminum
  • Captive industry: Both

Background

Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station is a 4 x 155 MW coal plant in Xinfa Industrial Park, Chiping. It was commissioned from 2001 to 2002. It is owned by Shandong Xinfa Group.[1] Unit 2 was retired in 2018 and was demolished in the same year.[2][3]

Groundwater Pollution Controversy

The aluminum refinery that the Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station supplies energy to has reportedly been one of the main sources of groundwater pollution in Chiping county. Aluminum refineries produce large amounts of wastewater that can raise the pH and contaminate crucial drinking sources; in the west of Chiping, local villagers have not drunk groundwater for seven or eight years. Water has to be drawn from the Yellow River for irrigation since crops cannot grow with the local water sources. Given that the Xinfa group is the only company operating aluminum facilities in the area, locals believe that the Xinfa Group is the culprit for the city's groundwater pollution.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "山东信发铝电集团," Baike, accessed Nov 2016
  2. "山东省2017年电力行业淘汰落后产能企业名单(第四批):淘汰164.2万千瓦," 来源:北极星电力网, 2018/2/7
  3. "【聚焦】山东信发华宇电厂将于今日17点对3#凉水塔进行爆破拆除 - 北极星火力发电网". BJX News. April 9, 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Ding, Xianming (February 21, 2013). "村民反映地下水被铝业巨头污染,只能喝邻县自来水-中国青年报". zqb.cyol.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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