Hanchuan power station

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Hanchuan power station (国电长源汉川发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 3320-megawatts (MW) in Xinhe Town, Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Hanyuan power station (Phase I Unit 1 & 2), 国电长源汉川第一发电公司 (Phase I Unit 1 & 2), 湖北汉新发电公司 (Phase II Unit 3 & 4, Phase IV Unit 7 & 8), 国能长源汉川四期2×1000MW扩建工程项目 (Phase IV Unit 7 & 8).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hanchuan power station Xinhe Town, Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei, China 30.6566087, 113.9172741 (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, Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6, Phase IV Unit 7, Phase IV Unit 8: 30.6566087, 113.9172741

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase I Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 1991 2031 (planned)
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 1991 2031 (planned)
Phase II Unit 3 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 1998
Phase II Unit 4 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 1998
Phase III Unit 5 operating coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical 2012
Phase III Unit 6 operating coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical 2016
Phase IV Unit 7 construction[1] coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical 2025
Phase IV Unit 8 construction[1] coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical 2025

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Guodian Changyuan Hanchuan No.1 Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Guodian Changyuan Hanchuan No.1 Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Guodian Changyuan Hanchuan No.1 Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Guodian Changyuan Hanchuan No.1 Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 5 Guoneng Changyuan Hanchuan Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 6 Guoneng Changyuan Hanchuan Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase IV Unit 7 Hubei Hanxin Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase IV Unit 8 Hubei Hanxin Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): June 16, 2022, June 19, 2014, July 30, 2010, December 2022

Background

Hanchuan power station is a six-unit coal-fired power plant under development with a total capacity of 3,260 MW, located in Hubei Province and owned by National Energy Investment Group. The first four units, totaling 1,200 MW, were completed between 1991 and 1998. Unit 5, totaling 1,000 MW, was completed in 2012.[2][3]

Unit 6, also 1,000 MW, is planned for completion in 2016.[4] It was commissioned in August 2016.[5]

Unit 7 was permitted in June 2022.[6]

Unit 8 was undergoing public review in October 2022,[7] and was permitted later that year (date unknown).[8]

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.[9][10] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125143641/https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20231127/1345931.shtml. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 汉川电厂三期首台百万千瓦火电机组点火, 汉川市发展改革局, Dec. 31, 2012.
  3. 国电汉川电厂将成为湖北区域最大火电厂, Ifeng Finance, June 24, 2014.
  4. "江苏电建三公司承建国电汉川电厂6号机组正式开工," 江苏电建三公司承建国电汉川电厂6号机组正式开工, 2014-12-9
  5. "国电汉川电厂三期扩建工程6号机组顺利通过168小时试运行," CPECC, 2016-08-19
  6. 1000MW!国能长源汉川四期扩建工程7号机组获得核准, BJX, 2022-06-17
  7. "国能汉川电厂扩建8号机组(1×100万千瓦)项目第一次环境影响评价信息公示," BJX, 2022-09-19
  8. "国能长源汉川四期扩建工程8号机组(1×1000MW)项目获得核准," BJX, 2023-01-05
  9. "Factbox: Shenhua and Guodian - China's latest state marriage". Reuters. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. "China Is Creating the World's Largest Power Company". Bloomberg News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. "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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