Jiangling power station

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Jiangling power station (江陵发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1320-megawatts (MW) in Majiazhai Town, Jiangling, Jingzhou, Hubei, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 华电江陵发电厂 (Phase I Unit 1 & 2), 湖北能源江陵发电厂 (Phase II Unit 3 & 4), 湖北能源江陵电厂二期扩建(2×660MW)工程项目.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jiangling power station Majiazhai Town, Jiangling, Jingzhou, Hubei, China 30.091187, 112.310588 (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: 30.091187, 112.310588

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 660 ultra-supercritical 2017
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 660 ultra-supercritical 2018
Phase II Unit 3 permitted coal - unknown 660 ultra-supercritical
Phase II Unit 4 permitted coal - unknown 660 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Hubei Huadian Jiangling Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Hubei Huadian Jiangling Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Hubei Energy Group Jiangling Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Hubei Energy Group Jiangling Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): June 16, 2015, November 2, 2022

Background on Project

In 2013, China Huadian said it was planning to build a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 3,320 MW in Hubei Province.[1]

Units 1 & 2

The first two 660 MW units of the plant were initially scheduled to begin construction in 2014.[2][3]

The two units were permitted for construction in June 2015,[4] and began construction in September 2015. They are planned for completion in 2017.[5]

Unit 1 was commissioned on December 31, 2017.[6]

July 2017: Unit 2 postponed by government

In July 2017, the NEA released the "Guideline of Supply-Side Reform of the Coal Power Bubble". The Guideline included a draft list which slowed down or halted 185 coal-burning units across 21 provinces, totaling 107 GW. 114 coal units (65 GW) are ordered to slow down the construction progress during 2017 to 2020, and are not allowed to connect to the grid in 2017. In addition, 71 coal units (42 GW) were halted indefinitely for regulation violations. The list partly overlapped with the projects listed in the January NEA letter to 13 provinces.[7]

Jiangling power station Unit 2 is among the postponed coal-burning units,[7] and also appeared on an updated list of postponed projects released in September 2017.[8]

August 2018: Unit 2 commissioned

Unit 2 was commissioned in August 2018.[9]

Units 3 & 4

2016: Shelved by Nationwide Restrictions

Due to new restrictions announced during 2016 by the National Energy Administration and the National Development and Reform Commission, further capacity expansions at this location appear to be on hold or cancelled.

For more information, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

2022: Revived

On November 2, 2022, two units known as the Hubei Energy Jiangling Power Plant Phase II Expansion (2×660MW) Project were permitted.[10] Units 3 & 4 are owned by Hubei Energy Group Co., Ltd.

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Additional data

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