Changsha power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Changsha power station (华电长沙二期气电调峰项目, 华电长沙电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Tongguan Circular Economy Industrial Park, Wangcheng District, 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 Circular Economy Industrial Park, Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, China 28.4901428, 112.7972418 (exact)[1][2]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Gas 1-1, Gas 1-2, Gas 2-1, Gas 2-2: 28.4901428, 112.7972418
  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 28.4886074, 112.7989382

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
Gas 1-1 Construction[3] fossil gas: natural gas[4][5] 500[5] combined cycle[3] not found 2026 (planned)[3] not found no
Gas 1-2 Construction[3] fossil gas: natural gas[4][5] 500[5] combined cycle[3] not found 2026 (planned)[3] not found no
Gas 2-1 Shelved - inferred 2 y[6][5] fossil gas: natural gas[5][7] 500[5] combined cycle[1] not found not found no
Gas 2-2 Shelved - inferred 2 y[6][5] fossil gas: natural gas[5][7] 500[5] combined cycle[1] not found not found no
Unit 1 Operating coal: bituminous[8] 600 supercritical yes 2007 no
Unit 2 Operating coal: bituminous[8] 600 supercritical yes 2007 no

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
Gas 1-1 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100%][9] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Gas 1-2 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100%][9] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Gas 2-1 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100%][9] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Gas 2-2 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100%][9] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 1 Hunan Huadian Changsha POWER Generation Co Ltd [100%][9] 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%][9] Huadian Power International Co Ltd [70.0%]; Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Co Ltd [30.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[10]
  • Captive industry: Industrial Park[10]


Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): domestic

Ownership Tree

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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%).[11] Changsha power station phase 2 is a two-unit NG-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,000 MW. [12] It will be operated in 2023.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.wangcheng.gov.cn/xxgk_343/qzfxxgkml/qtzfxxgk_131516/gkmltzgg/202108/t20210820_10136567.html?f_link_type=f_linkinlinenote&flow_extra=eyJpbmxpbmVfZGlzcGxheV9wb3NpdGlvbiI6MCwiZG9jX3Bvc2l0aW9uIjowLCJkb2NfaWQiOiJjOGQ2MjA2ZDdmMTMyYmNkLTIxNjZiZjZhYzg0YzAwODgifQ%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://fgw.hunan.gov.cn/fgw/xxgk_70899/gzdtf/gzdt/202210/t20221013_29053290.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "长沙市 2023 年重点建设项目清单". 2023. Archived from the original on 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://kknews.cc/finance/x4yyaaq.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 https://www.sohu.com/a/560712514_121123883. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 http://hunan.gov.cn/topic/2020hnjksc/jkscwzewm/202301/t20230110_29178765.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "500MW级!长沙4台燃气发电调峰机组将于10月开建,总投资50亿!--见道网". www.facebook.com. 2021-06-18. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 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)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_32095593. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Huadian Changsha Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
  12. 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
  13. 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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