Matou power station

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Matou power station (大唐马头发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Matou, Hanshan District, Handan, Hebei, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Matou power station Matou, Hanshan District, Handan, Hebei, China 36.4870219, 114.4252041 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase IV Unit 3, Phase IV Unit 4, Phase V Unit 5, Phase V Unit 6, Phase VI Unit 7, Phase VI Unit 8, Phase VII Unit 09, Phase VII Unit 10: 36.4870219, 114.4252041

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase IV Unit 3 retired coal - unknown 110 subcritical 1976 2010
Phase IV Unit 4 retired coal - unknown 110 subcritical 1977 2010
Phase V Unit 5 retired coal - unknown 200 subcritical 1978 2008
Phase V Unit 6 retired coal - unknown 200 subcritical 1979 2010
Phase VI Unit 7 retired coal - unknown 220 subcritical 1983 2017
Phase VI Unit 8 retired coal - unknown 220 subcritical 1994 2018
Phase VII Unit 09 operating coal - unknown 300 subcritical 2010
Phase VII Unit 10 operating coal - unknown 300 subcritical 2010

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase IV Unit 3 Hebei Datang Matou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase IV Unit 4 Hebei Datang Matou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase V Unit 5 Hebei Datang Matou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase V Unit 6 Hebei Datang Matou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase VI Unit 7 Hebei Datang Matou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase VI Unit 8 Hebei Datang Matou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase VII Unit 09 Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase VII Unit 10 Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): January 18, 2009

Background

The plant was founded in 1958, and is currently owned by China Datang. Units 1-6 (670MW) have been closed down "in accordance with the national electricity policy," according to the China Datang website. Unit 7 of 220MW was put into operation in 1983, Unit 8 of 200MW in 1994, and units 9 and 10 of 300MW each in 2010.[1]

Unit 7 was retired in 2017.[2] Unit 8 is planned for retirement in 2018,[3] and was retired in 2019.[4]

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References

Additional data

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