Changsha power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Changsha power station (华电长沙发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Tongguan, Wangcheng, Changsha, Hunan, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Changsha power station Tongguan, Wangcheng, Changsha, Hunan, China 28.4886074, 112.7989382 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 28.4886074, 112.7989382
  • Unit 1-1, Unit 1-2, Unit 2-1, Unit 2-2: 28.48861, 112.79894

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 600 supercritical 2007
Unit 1-1 pre-construction[1][2] gas[3] 500[4] not found not found not found[1]
Unit 1-2 pre-construction[1][2] gas[3] 500[4] not found not found not found[1]
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 600 supercritical 2007
Unit 2-1 announced[4] gas[4] 500[4] not found not found not found
Unit 2-2 announced[4] gas[4] 500[4] not found not found not found

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 1-1 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation[4] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 1-2 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation[4] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 2 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation[4] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 2-2 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation[4] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]

Background

Changsha power station (Phase 1) is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,200 MW. The plant was completed in 2007, and is majority owned by China Huadian (70%) and Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group (30%).[5] Changsha power station phase 2 is a two-unit NG-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,000 MW. [6] It will be operated in 2023.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://fgw.hunan.gov.cn/fgw/xxgk_70899/gzdtf/gzdt/202210/t20221013_29053290.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230316024605/https://www.ccchina.org.cn/Detail.aspx?newsId=74374&TId=60. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://kknews.cc/finance/x4yyaaq.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://www.sohu.com/a/560712514_121123883#google_vignette. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Huadian Changsha Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
  6. It is equivalent to building two more Changsha power plants. After the Huadian Smart Energy Project is put into operation, Changsha's electricity consumption will add "insurance", Changsha Evening News, accessed June 14, 2021
  7. Action Plan for Improving Power Support Capability of Hunan Province (2022-2025), Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, accessed October 13, 2022

Additional data

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