Dingzhou power station
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Dingzhou power station (神华国华定州发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 3180-megawatts (MW) in Kaiyuan Town, Dingzhou, Baoding, Hebei, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 国能河北定州电厂三期2×660MW机组扩建工程.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Dingzhou power station | Kaiyuan Town, Dingzhou, Baoding, Hebei, China | 38.5122064, 114.8433969 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 38.5122064, 114.8433969
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase III Unit 5 | Operating[2][3] | coal: bituminous[1][4] | 660[1] | ultra-supercritical[1] | – | 2026[2] | False |
| Phase III Unit 6 | Construction[3] | coal: bituminous[1][4] | 660[1] | ultra-supercritical[1] | – | – | False |
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: bituminous[4] | 600 | subcritical | yes | 2004 | False |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: bituminous[4] | 600 | subcritical | yes | 2004 | False |
| Unit 3 | Operating | coal: bituminous[4] | 660 | supercritical | yes | 2009 | False |
| Unit 4 | Operating | coal: bituminous[4] | 660 | supercritical | yes | 2009 | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Phase III Unit 5 | Hebei Guohua Dingzhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [40.5%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [40.5%]; China Datang Corp Ltd [19.0%] |
| Phase III Unit 6 | Hebei Guohua Dingzhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [40.5%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [40.5%]; China Datang Corp Ltd [19.0%] |
| Unit 1 | Hebei Guohua Dingzhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [40.5%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [40.5%]; China Datang Corp Ltd [19.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Hebei Guohua Dingzhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [40.5%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [40.5%]; China Datang Corp Ltd [19.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Hebei Guohua Dingzhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [40.5%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [40.5%]; China Datang Corp Ltd [19.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Hebei Guohua Dingzhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [40.5%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [40.5%]; China Datang Corp Ltd [19.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Ownership Tree
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Background
Dingzhou power station is a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 2,520 MW. The first two units were completed in 2004 and the second two units in 2009. The original three shareholders of the power plant were: Shenhua Guohua Power Co (40.5%); Hebei Construction & Investment Group (40.5%); Datang Hebei Power Co, (19%).[5][6]
On September 28, 2022, an additional two 660 MW units were permitted.[7]
Construction for Phase III began in December 2022.[8]
Construction advanced through 2024 and 2025 with the completion of a land use permit and various structural milestones[9][10].
Unit 5 achieved its first grid connection in May 2026[11] and completed its 168-hour trial run, entering commercial operation in June 2026[12].
The cooling tower for Unit 6 reached structural completion in November 2025[13].
Ownership
On August 28, 2017, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) announced that China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group will be jointly restructured. Shenhua Group will become China National Energy Investment Group and will absorb China Guodian Corporation. It will be the largest power company in the world by installed capacity, as well as the world's largest coal producer.[14][15] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[16]
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 1.12 https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20240110/1355115.shtml.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20260629/1502045.shtml.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/XmlM0XxikaJe2IlIqnp7_Q.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Dingzhou Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
- ↑ 河北国华定州电厂, BJX Job
- ↑ 2×660MW！国家能源集团定州电厂三期项目获得核准, BJX, 2022-10-08
- ↑ "2×660MW！国能河北定州电厂三期扩建项目开工," BJX, 2022-12-29
- ↑ "定州电厂三期2×660兆瓦机组扩建工程初步设计方案顺利通过电规总院专家收口评审". BJX. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "定州电厂三期扩建工程烟囱基础大体积混凝土浇筑顺利完成". WeChat. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "国能河北公司定州电厂三期2×660兆瓦机组扩建工程5号机组168小时试运完成". WeChat. 2026-06-22. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "国能河北公司定州电厂三期2×660兆瓦机组扩建工程5号机组168小时试运完成". WeChat. 2026-06-22. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "国能河北定州发电有限责任公司三期工程6号冷却塔顺利实现结构到顶". WeChat. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Factbox: Shenhua and Guodian - China's latest state marriage". Reuters. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "China Is Creating the World's Largest Power Company". Bloomberg News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ "China’s Newly-Established National Energy Investment Group Sets World Records in Its Sector, With Assets of Over CNY1.8 Trillion," Yicai Global, 11-28-2017
Additional data
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