Huadian Longkou power station

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Huadian Longkou power station (华电龙口发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1540-megawatts (MW) in Huanghe Ying, Longkou, Yantai, Shandong, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huadian Longkou power station	Huanghe Ying, Longkou, Yantai, Shandong, China	37.680335, 120.313152 (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, Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6, Phase IV Unit 7, Phase IV Unit 8: 37.680335, 120.313152

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Phase I Unit 1	retired	coal - anthracite	110	subcritical	1985	2007
Phase I Unit 2	retired	coal - anthracite	110	subcritical	1985	2012
Phase II Unit 3	operating	coal - anthracite	220	subcritical	1988	–
Phase II Unit 4	operating	coal - anthracite	220	subcritical	1988	–
Phase III Unit 5	operating	coal - anthracite	220	subcritical	1995	–
Phase III Unit 6	operating	coal - anthracite	220	subcritical	1996	–
Phase IV Unit 7	operating	coal - anthracite	660	ultra-supercritical	2023	–
Phase IV Unit 8	permitted	coal - anthracite	660	ultra-supercritical	2025	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Phase I Unit 1	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 5	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 6	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase IV Unit 7	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase IV Unit 8	Shandong Bainian Electric Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): September 29, 2016, March 10, 2023 – 鲁发改项审【2023】85号

Background

The four existing coal-fired units of Huadian Longkou power station, totaling 880 MW (4 x 220 MW), were brought online between 1984 and 1996. The plant's first two 100 MW units have been retired. The plant is majority-owned by China Huadian.

Description of Expansion

Huadian is planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant, of 600 MW each. In May 2014 a review meeting of the project feasibility report was held in Shandong Province.

Unit 7 was permitted on September 28, 2016. The unit was reported as 660 MW.

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In January 2017 China's National Energy Administration suspended over 100 planned and under-construction coal power projects in 13 provinces, including Huadian Longkou Unit 7. It is unclear when or if the projects will be revived. Unit 8 was therefore also likely shelved. For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Project revived

Plans for Units 7 and 8 were revived in May 2021.

One unit was permitted in 2019. The other was presumed shelved or cancelled.

By June 2022, the first construction was in construction, and in 2022, the second unit also appeared to be moving forward based on bidding information.

In March 2023, Unit 8 was permitted.

In June 2023, the expansion project's EPC contract was open for bidding.

Project Details for Unit 7 and 8 Expansion

• Sponsor: Shandong Century Electric Development Co
• Parent company: China Huadian (84.31%), Shandong International Trust (7.85%), Weihai Electric Power Development (7.42%), Laixi Foreign Industrial Investment (0.42%)
• Location: Yantai City, Yantai Prefecture, Shandong Province, China
• Coordinates: 37.680335, 120.313152 (exact)
• Status: Unit 7: Construction, Unit 8: Permitted
• Gross capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 7&8: 660 MW)
• Type:
• Projected in service:
• Coal type: Anthracite
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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