Hang Hau Longyan power station

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Hang Hau Longyan power station (神华福能龙岩发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Yanshi Town Kexi Villege, Xinluo, Longyan, Fujian, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Longyan Pithead power station, Yanshi Power Station (Unit 5, Unit 6), 神华福能雁石发电厂 (Unit 5, Unit 6).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hang Hau Longyan power station Yanshi Town Kexi Villege, Xinluo, Longyan, Fujian, China 25.2810326, 117.1548879 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 25.2810326, 117.1548879

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal - anthracite 135 subcritical 2005 2016
Unit 2 retired coal - anthracite 135 subcritical 2005 2016
Unit 3 retired coal - anthracite 135 subcritical 2006 2016
Unit 4 retired coal - anthracite 135 subcritical 2006 2016
Unit 5 operating coal - anthracite 300 subcritical 2009
Unit 6 operating coal - bituminous 300 subcritical 2010

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Guoneng Shenfu (Longyan) Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Guoneng Shenfu (Longyan) Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Guoneng Shenfu (Longyan) Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Guoneng Shenfu (Longyan) Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Guoneng Shenfu (Longyan) Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Guoneng Shenfu (Longyan) Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): January 4, 2010

Background

Hang Hau Longyan power station is owned by National Energy Investment Group. The first four units, totaling 540 MW, were completed between 2005 and 2009. Units 5 and 6, each 300 MW, were commissioned in 2009 and 2010.[1][2]

Units 1-4 were retired in 2016,[3] leaving only units 5-6 of 600 MW total.

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]

Plant Details for Existing Units 1-4

  • Sponsor: Shenhua Fujian Energy
  • Parent company: Shenhua Group (now National Energy Investment Group))
  • Location: Xinluo District, Longyan Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
  • Coordinates: 25.2810326, 117.1548879 (exact)
  • Status: Retired (2016)
  • Gross capacity: 540 MW (Units 1-4: 135 MW)
  • Type: Subcritical
  • In service: 2005 (Units 1 & 2); 2006 (Units 3 & 4)
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Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Coal-Fired Plants in China - Fujian,", Power Plants Around the World, accessed November 2014.
  2. "龙岩坑口火电厂二期工程#6号机组顺利投产", 中国电力新闻网, 2010-02-26
  3. "福建省2016年度完成煤电行业淘汰落后产能名单," Fujian Province website, 2017-01-06
  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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