Huadian Laizhou power station

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Huadian Laizhou power station (华电国际莱州发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 4100-megawatts (MW) in Jincheng Town, Laizhou, Yantai, Shandong, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huadian Laizhou power station Jincheng Town, Laizhou, Yantai, Shandong, China 37.432222, 120.018056 (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: 37.432222, 120.018056

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 - bituminous 1050 ultra-supercritical 2012
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 1050 ultra-supercritical 2012
Phase II Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2019
Phase II Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2019

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Huadian Laizhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Huadian Laizhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Huadian Laizhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Huadian Laizhou Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): September 10, 2015, February 4, 2010

Background

The first two coal-fired units of Huadian Laizhou power station, totaling 2,100 MW, were brought online in 2012. The plant is majority-owned by China Huadian.[1]

Description of Expansion

Huadian is currently planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant, with a total planned capacity of 2,000 MW.[2] The company hopes to have the units approved and under construction by the end of 2014.[3] The two units were permitted in 2015.[4] Construction began in 2016.[5]

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In January 2017 China's National Energy Administration proposed for suspension over 100 planned and under-construction coal power projects in 13 provinces, including Huadian Laizhou. The NEA proposed the projects included be postponed to the 14th Five Year period (2021-2025).[6]

For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Construction ongoing

Based on Planet satellite data from August 2017 to November 2018 construction has continued on the power station. A January 2018 news article confirmed construction was ongoing, with operation planned for 2019.[7] This appears to violate NEA Electricity [2016] 275, which suspended construction that began in 2016 or later in all provinces that have a red light under the traffic light system, which includes Shandong.

Unit 3 was commissioned in August 2019.[8]

Unit 4 was commissioned in November 2019.[9]

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Additional data

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