Guodian Kuqa power station

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Guodian Kuqa power station (国电库车发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Northeast of Kuqa County near 314 National Road, Kuqa (Kuche), Aksu, Xinjiang, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Kuqa (Kuche) power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Guodian Kuqa power station Northeast of Kuqa County near 314 National Road, Kuqa (Kuche), Aksu, Xinjiang, China 41.73815, 82.88791 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4: 41.73815, 82.88791

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase I Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous 135 subcritical 2006 2018
Phase I Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous 135 subcritical 2006 2018
Phase II Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 300 subcritical 2012
Phase II Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 300 subcritical 2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Huadian Kuqa Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Huadian Kuqa Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Huadian Kuqa Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Huadian Kuqa Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): November 17, 2011

Background

Guodian Kuqa power station is a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 870 MW in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The first two units, totaling 270 MW, were completed in 2006. Units 3 & 4, totaling 600 MW, were completed in 2012-13. The plant is majority-owned by China Guodian.[1][2]

Units 1 & 2 were retired in 2018, leaving 600 MW.[3]

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.[4][5] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 国电库车电厂二期热电联产工程完工投运, Xinjiang Net, July 22, 2013.
  2. "Coal-Fired Plants in China - Qinghai & Xinjiang," Power Plants Around the World, accessed November 2014
  3. "库车县加大淘汰落后产能工作力度," 阿克苏日报, 2018-11-03
  4. "Factbox: Shenhua and Guodian - China's latest state marriage". Reuters. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. "China Is Creating the World's Largest Power Company". Bloomberg News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. "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

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