Huadian Gaochang Cogen power station

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Huadian Gaochang Cogen power station (华电新疆高昌热电厂) is an operating power station of at least 700-megawatts (MW) in Ya‘er Town, Gaochang, Turpan, Xinjiang, China. It is also known as 华电吐鲁番发电, Huadian Turpan Cogen power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huadian Gaochang Cogen power station Ya‘er Town, Gaochang, Turpan, Xinjiang, China 42.879651, 89.167144 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 42.879651, 89.167144

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 350 supercritical 2020
Unit 2 operating[1] coal - unknown 350 supercritical 2023[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Xinjiang Huadian Gaochang Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Xinjiang Huadian Gaochang Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): June 26, 2015

Background

In 2014 China Huadian proposed a cogeneration power station of 2 x 350 MW in Turpan prefecture. The feasibility study was released in 2015.[2]

Construction began in November 2015.[3]

Unit 1 was commissioned on December 30, 2020.[4]

As of April 2022, Unit 2 was slated to be operational by the end of the year.[5] Unit 2 began operating in April 2023.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141856/https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20230505/1304680.shtml. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "华电吐鲁番热电厂、八钢托克逊热电厂纳入国家2014年火电建设规划," 2015-01-27
  3. "新疆华电高昌热电有限公司2×350MW工程开工仪式," Turpan government, 2015-11-09
  4. "新疆吐鲁番热电项目1号机组投运 - 北极星火力发电网". news.bjx.com.cn. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 华电2×350MW冷热电联产项目2号机组计划于2022年底投产, news.bjx.com, April 11, 2022
  6. 新疆华电高昌热电公司2号机组投产发电, news.bjx.com, May 5, 2023

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