Chuangyuan Smelter power station

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Chuangyuan Smelter power station (创新集团霍林郭勒创源金属自备电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1980-megawatts (MW) in Holingol, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chuangyuan Smelter power station Holingol, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China 45.437275, 119.427496 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 45.437275, 119.427496

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: lignite 330 subcritical 2019
Unit 2 operating coal: lignite 330 subcritical 2019
Unit 3 operating coal: lignite 330 subcritical 2019
Unit 4 operating coal: lignite 330 subcritical 2020
Unit 5 operating coal: lignite 330 subcritical 2020
Unit 6 operating coal: lignite 330 subcritical 2020

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Inner Monglia Chuangyuan Metal Co Ltd [100%] Shandong Innovation Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Inner Monglia Chuangyuan Metal Co Ltd [100%] Shandong Innovation Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Inner Monglia Chuangyuan Metal Co Ltd [100%] Shandong Innovation Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Inner Monglia Chuangyuan Metal Co Ltd [100%] Shandong Innovation Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Inner Monglia Chuangyuan Metal Co Ltd [100%] Shandong Innovation Group Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Inner Monglia Chuangyuan Metal Co Ltd [100%] Shandong Innovation Group Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both
  • Captive industry: Aluminum


Background on Project

In 2013 Inner Mongolia Chuangyuan Metal Co. began preparatory work on a subcritical 6 x 330 MW captive power station at the Holingol aluminum industrial zone.[1][2] The aluminum plant was commissioned in 2017.[3]

July 2017: Units 4-6 halted by government

In July 2017, the NEA released the "Guideline of Supply-Side Reform of the Coal Power Bubble". The Guideline included a draft list which slowed down or halted 185 coal-burning units across 21 provinces, totaling 107 GW. 114 coal units (65 GW) are ordered to slow down the construction progress during 2017 to 2020, and are not allowed to connect to the grid in 2017. In addition, 71 coal units (42 GW) were halted indefinitely for regulation violations. The list partly overlapped with the projects listed in the January NEA letter to 13 provinces.[4]

Chuangyuan Smelter power station Units 4-6 are among the halted coal-burning units,[4] and also appeared on an updated list of halted projects released in September 2017.[5]

For more information, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Construction ongoing

Planet Labs satellite photos show construction continued on units 4-6 immediately after the July and September 2017 suspension, and has continued through July 2018.

2019-2020: Plant commissioned

In January 2019 units 1-3 were reported as commissioned.[6] Units 4-6 were commissioned in 2020.[7]

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Additional data

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