Tongmei Tashan power station
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Tongmei Tashan power station (晋能控股漳泽电力塔山发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2520-megawatts (MW) in Tashan Mine Area, Nanjiao, Datong, Shanxi, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 晋能控股漳泽电力塔山发电公司二期低热值煤发电 (Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4), 晋能控股漳泽电力塔山发电公司三期 (Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tongmei Tashan power station | Tashan Mine Area, Nanjiao, Datong, Shanxi, China | 39.9249917, 113.0839199 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4, Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6: 39.9249917, 113.0839199
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I Unit 1 | Operating[2] | coal: bituminous[3][2] | 600[2] | subcritical[2] | yes | 2008[2] | False |
| Phase I Unit 2 | Operating[2] | coal: bituminous[3][2] | 600[2] | subcritical[2] | yes | 2008[2] | False |
| Phase II Unit 3 | Operating[2] | coal: waste coal[3][2] | 660[2] | supercritical[2] | yes | 2016[2] | False |
| Phase II Unit 4 | Operating[2] | coal: waste coal[3][2] | 660[2] | supercritical[2] | yes | 2016[2] | False |
| Phase III Unit 5 | Permitted[1] | coal: unknown[1][3] | 1000[1] | ultra-supercritical[1] | – | – | False |
| Phase III Unit 6 | Permitted[1] | coal: unknown[1][3] | 1000[1] | ultra-supercritical[1] | – | – | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I Unit 1 | Shanxi Zhang Electricity Datangta Shan Power Co Ltd [100%][2] | Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co Ltd [60.0%]; Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [40.0%] |
| Phase I Unit 2 | Shanxi Zhang Electricity Datangta Shan Power Co Ltd [100%][2] | Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co Ltd [60.0%]; Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [40.0%] |
| Phase II Unit 3 | Sujin Tashan Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][2] | Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [40.0%]; Jiangsu Guoxin Corp Ltd [30.6%]; China Coal Energy Co Ltd [9.0%]; Top Energy Company Ltd.Shanxi [5.7%]; Shanxi State-Owned Capital Investment and Operation Co Ltd [5.3%]; China Power International Development Co Ltd [4.9%]; China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd [2.7%]; Tianze Development Co Ltd [0.8%]; Jinneng Holding Group Co Ltd [0.6%]; unknown [0.4%] |
| Phase II Unit 4 | Sujin Tashan Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][2] | Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [40.0%]; Jiangsu Guoxin Corp Ltd [30.6%]; China Coal Energy Co Ltd [9.0%]; Top Energy Company Ltd.Shanxi [5.7%]; Shanxi State-Owned Capital Investment and Operation Co Ltd [5.3%]; China Power International Development Co Ltd [4.9%]; China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd [2.7%]; Tianze Development Co Ltd [0.8%]; Jinneng Holding Group Co Ltd [0.6%]; unknown [0.4%] |
| Phase III Unit 5 | Shanxi Zhang Electricity Datangta Shan Power Co Ltd [100%][1] | Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co Ltd [60.0%]; Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [40.0%] |
| Phase III Unit 6 | Shanxi Zhang Electricity Datangta Shan Power Co Ltd [100%][1] | Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co Ltd [60.0%]; Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [40.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
- Permit(s): 晋发改审批发【2025】277号[1]
Background
Two coal-fired units at the Tongmei Tashan power station, totaling 1,200 MW, were brought online in 2008.[4][5]
Phase II Expansion
Datong Coal planned to build two additional coal-fired units at the plant with a total planned capacity of 1,320 MW. The new units were under construction and scheduled to be completed in 2015.[6]
Units 3-4 began operating in 2016.[7]
Phase III Expansion
In June 2021, reporting referenced a third phase of 2 x 1,000 MW.[8]
In 2023 and 2024, with no apparent further news, Phase III was presumed to be shelved.
The project received approval in September 2025, and tendering for design and construction services began.[9][10]
The project is scheduled to start construction in November 2026.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20250908/1459645.shtml.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g2lyh3yTPNadewkHiYywQQ.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "第二批低热值煤发电项目公示", 山西省发展和改革委员会, 2013-11-22
- ↑ "同煤集团塔山循环经济园区简介", 山西企廉网, 2013-12-03
- ↑ "关于大同煤矿集团有限责任公司塔山2×660MW坑口电厂（二期扩建）低热值煤发电项目环境影响报告书的批复," China MEP, Dec 1, 2014
- ↑ "同煤集团电力产业长大了," chinamining.org, Feb 22, 2016
- ↑ 山西首家百万发电机组晋能控股集团长治发电公司双机投产, xinhuanet, 2021-06-25
- ↑ "塔山三期2×100万千瓦煤电项目获得山西省发展和改革委员会核准". WeChat. 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "晋控电力塔山三期2×100万千瓦煤电项目初步设计（含勘察）服务招标公告". WeChat. 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "晋控电力塔山三期2×100万千瓦煤电项目计划2026年11月正式开工". WeChat. 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
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