Hunchun power station

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Hunchun power station (大唐珲春发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 660-megawatts (MW) in Ying'an, Hunchun, Yanbian, Jilin, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Datang Huichun power station.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hunchun power station Ying'an, Hunchun, Yanbian, Jilin, China 42.8956, 130.2897 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase I, Unit 1: 42.8955556, 130.2897222
  • Phase I, Unit 2: 42.8955556, 130.2897222
  • Phase II, Unit 3: 42.8955556, 130.2897222
  • Phase II, Unit 4: 42.8955556, 130.2897222
  • Phase III Unit 5: 42.8955556, 130.2897222


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase I, Unit 1 retired coal - lignite 100 MW subcritical 1989 2007
Phase I, Unit 2 retired coal - lignite 100 MW subcritical 1989 2007
Phase II, Unit 3 operating coal - lignite 330 MW subcritical 2006 -
Phase II, Unit 4 operating coal - lignite 330 MW subcritical 2006 -
Phase III Unit 5 cancelled - 600 MW supercritical - -

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Phase I, Unit 1 Datang Jilin Power Generation Co Ltd Hunchun Thermal Power Branch China Datang Corp
Phase I, Unit 2 Datang Jilin Power Generation Co Ltd Hunchun Thermal Power Branch China Datang Corp
Phase II, Unit 3 Datang Jilin Power Generation Co Ltd Hunchun Thermal Power Branch China Datang Corp
Phase II, Unit 4 Datang Jilin Power Generation Co Ltd Hunchun Thermal Power Branch China Datang Corp
Phase III Unit 5 Datang Jilin Power Generation Co Ltd Hunchun Thermal Power Branch China Datang Corp


Financing

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Background on Plant

Units 1-2 of 100 MW each were commissioned in 1989 and retired in 2007. Units 3-4 of 330 MW each was commissioned in 2006. The subcritical coal plant is owned by China Datang.[1][2]

Expansion

Datang had proposed an additional unit 5 of 600 MW. It was among 15 projects cancelled by China's National Energy Administration (NEA) in September 2016.[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Hunchun Powerplant," Enipedia, accessed Oct 2016
  2. 大唐珲春发电厂 China Datang
  3. 7820万千瓦!五大发电不得不去掉的煤电产能 来源:国际能源网 作者:王山, 8-17-2017

Additional data

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