Guangzhou Zhujiang power station

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Guangzhou Zhujiang power station (广州发展集团珠江发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1280-megawatts (MW) in Nansha, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Guangzhou Zhujiang power station Nansha, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 22.81482, 113.56777 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 22.81482, 113.56777

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1994
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1994
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1997
Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1997
Unit 5 cancelled coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Guang Zhou Pearl River Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Guang Zhou Pearl River Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Guangzhou Oriental Electric Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Guangzhou Oriental Electric Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Guangzhou Oriental Electric Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

Guangzhou Zhujiang power station is a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,280 MW in Guangdong Province. The units were completed between 1994 and 1997. The plant is owned by Guangzhou Development Industry Holdings.[1][2]

Unit 5

Unit 5, totaling 1,000 MW, has EIA permit but not DRC approval.[3][4][5][6]

The project was among 15 projects cancelled by China's National Energy Administration (NEA) in September 2016.[7]

Plant Details for Existing Units 1-4

  • Sponsor: Guangzhou Pearl River Power Co (Units 1-2), Guangzhou Dongfang Power Co (Units 3-4)
  • Parent company: Guangzhou Development Group
  • Location: Nansha District, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
  • Coordinates: 22.81482, 113.56777 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Gross capacity: 1,280 MW (Units 1-4: 320 MW)
  • Type: Subcritical
  • Start year: 1994-97
  • Coal type:
  • Coal source:
  • Source of financing:

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