Dushanzi Ethene power station

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Dushanzi Ethene power station (中石油独山子石化老区热电厂) is a 475-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Dushanzi, Karamay, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the power station in Dushanzi, Karamay, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

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Background

The Dushanzi Ethene power station supplies electricity to the nearby facilities of the PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical company. Unfortunately, public information about the plant (e.g. history, investments, coal sourcing) is hard to find.

In 2017, denitrification technology was added to the plant, a project which cost 600 million RMB.

In 2020, the plant switched to burning cheaper, high-sodium coal, which saved the Dushanzi Petrochemical company 3.9 million RMB in costs but also adds to the contamination and pollution from the plant.

Project Details

• Sponsor: PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical
• Parent company: China National Petroleum Corporation
• Location: Dushanzi, Karamay, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 44.3445, 84.8320 (exact)
• Coal type: Lignite
• Coal source: Unknown
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 475 MW
  • Unit 3: Coal-fired subcritical, 50 MW (start-up in 1999)
  • Unit 4: Coal-fired subcritical, 50 MW (start-up in 2006)
  • Unit 5: Coal-fired subcritical, 125 MW (start-up in 2008)
  • Unit 6: Coal-fired subcritical, 125 MW (start-up in 2008)
  • Unit 7: Coal-fired subcritical, 125 MW (start-up in 2008)