Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station

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Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station (天池能源准东五彩湾北一电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2640-megawatts (MW) in Wucaiwan Town, Jimsar, Changji, Xinjiang, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station Wucaiwan Town, Jimsar, Changji, Xinjiang, China 44.8524482, 89.1959171 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 44.8524482, 89.1959171

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 660 ultra-supercritical 2019
Unit 2 operating coal: unknown 660 ultra-supercritical 2019
Unit 3 operating coal: unknown 660 ultra-supercritical 2019
Unit 4 operating coal: unknown 660 ultra-supercritical 2019

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Group Corp [100.0%]
Unit 2 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Group Corp [100.0%]
Unit 3 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Group Corp [100.0%]
Unit 4 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Group Corp [100.0%]

Background on Project

Xinjiang Tianchi Energy Sources and China Datang have proposed a power station of four units of 660 MW for Changji city. The project feasibility report was submitted in 2013.[1][2]

The first two units are under construction.[3][4] Units 3-4 are permitted for construction.[5]

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In 2016 China's National Energy Administration issued "scale control" (coal-fired capacity limits) on particular "sending out" locations that feed ultra-high voltage (UHV) long-distance power lines, including Inner Mongolia (Xilingong), Inner Mongolia (Ordos), Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi, and Xinjiang.[6]

As of January 2017, the affected area includes this power station, which may be scaled down as a result.

For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Construction ongoing

Despite the scale control limits, construction continues to move forward for units 1-2,[7] and initial prep work for construction has begun on units 3-4.[8]

2019: Plant commissioned

Unit 1 was commissioned on June 24, 2019.[9] Unit 2 was commissioned on June 28, 2019.[10]

Unit 4 was commissioned in September 2019,[11] and unit 3 in October 2019.[12]

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References

Additional data

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