Enhong Waste Coal power station
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Enhong Waste Coal power station (云南煤化工集团东源恩洪煤矸石发电公司) is a cancelled power station in Dongshan Town Fase Village, Qilin District, Qujing, Yunnan, China.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Enhong Waste Coal power station | Dongshan Town Fase Village, Qilin District, Qujing, Yunnan, China | 25.233683, 104.111946 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 25.233683, 104.111946
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - waste coal | 150 | unknown | – | – |
| Unit 2 | cancelled | coal - waste coal | 150 | unknown | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Yunnan Dongyuan Coal&Power Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Yunnan Dongyuan Coal&Power Co Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Permit(s): November 23, 2012
Background on Project
Enhong Waste Coal power station consists of 2 x 150 circulating fluidized bed units in Fase Village, Dongshan Town. It was expected to be fueled by waste coal and owned by Yunnan Dongyuan Coal Power. The project was permitted in 2012.[1]
In 2013, the Qilin District said the plant was under construction and planned for operation in 2014.[2]
Looking at the time slider feature of Google Earth, both units appeared to be completely finished by May 2016, although there were no news reports it was completed.
Monthly satellite photos from January 2016 to March 2018 suggest the plant was near or totally completed since at least January 2016 but showed no signs of steam, indicating the plant had likely not been put into operation.[3]
2017: Plant postponed by government
In July 2017, the NEA released the "Guideline of Supply-Side Reform of the Coal Power Bubble". The Guideline included a draft list which slowed down or halted 185 coal-burning units across 21 provinces, totaling 107 GW. 114 coal units (65 GW) are ordered to slow down the construction progress during 2017 to 2020, and are not allowed to connect to the grid in 2017. In addition, 71 coal units (42 GW) were halted indefinitely for regulation violations. The list partly overlapped with the projects listed in the January NEA letter to 13 provinces.[4]
Enhong Waste Coal power station Units 1-2 were among the postponed coal-burning units,[4] and also appeared on an updated list of postponements released in September 2017.[5]
For more information, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.
Plant appeared shelved or abandoned
As of June 2022, with no known activity at the site in at least four years, the power station was considered shelved or abandoned. In 2019, it appeared the company went bankrupt and restructured. Based on some reports, work on getting the plant operating may have been expected following resolution of a legal dispute, but there was no additional news or updates on the matter.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "云南恩洪矿区煤矸石综合利用电厂 '上大压小'新建工程项目获国家发改委核准批复," Qilin District government, 2012-11-23
- ↑ "东源煤电煤矸石综合利用电厂项目 建设平稳推进," Qilin District government, 2013-11-27
- ↑ Planet timelapse created 28 April 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "16部委联合发文防范化解煤电产能过剩风险," Sohu.com, 2017-08-03
- ↑ "2017年分省煤电停建和缓建项目名单," Sohu, 2017-10-12
Additional data
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