Wangting power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Wangting power station (华电望亭发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2430-megawatts (MW) in Wangting, Xiangcheng, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wangting power station Wangting, Xiangcheng, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China 31.44435, 120.43704 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 11, Unit 14, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 7, Unit 8: 31.44435, 120.43704
  • Unit 1-1, Unit 1-2, Unit 2-1, Unit 2-2: 31.44435, 120.437

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-1 operating[1] gas[1] 390[1] combined cycle[1] yes[2] 2005[1]
Unit 1-2 operating[1] gas[1] 390[1] combined cycle[1] yes[2] 2005[1]
Unit 11 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 1996 2025 (planned)
Unit 14 retired coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 1989 2019
Unit 2-1 construction[3] gas[4] 485[4] combined cycle[4] not found[5] 2024[6]
Unit 2-2 construction[3] gas[4][5] 485[4] combined cycle[6] not found[5] 2024[6]
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2009
Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2010
Unit 7 permitted coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2024
Unit 8 permitted coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2024

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
Unit 1-1 Jiangsu Huadian Wangting Natural Gas Power Generation Co., Ltd.[7][1] Shanghai Electric POWER Co., Ltd. [45.0%]; China Huadian Group Corporation [44.0%]; PetroChina Company Limited [11.0%]
Unit 1-2 Jiangsu Huadian Wangting Natural Gas Power Generation Co., Ltd.[7][1] Shanghai Electric POWER Co., Ltd. [45.0%]; China Huadian Group Corporation [44.0%]; PetroChina Company Limited [11.0%]
Unit 11 Wangting Power Generation Branch of Shanghai Huadian Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 14 Wangting Power Generation Branch of Shanghai Huadian Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 Jiangsu Huadian Wangting Natural Gas Power Generation Co., Ltd.[7][1] Shanghai Electric POWER Co., Ltd. [45.0%]; China Huadian Group Corporation [44.0%]; PetroChina Company Limited [11.0%]
Unit 2-2 Jiangsu Huadian Wangting Natural Gas Power Generation Co., Ltd.[7][1] Shanghai Electric POWER Co., Ltd. [45.0%]; China Huadian Group Corporation [44.0%]; PetroChina Company Limited [11.0%]
Unit 3 Wangting Power Generation Branch of Shanghai Huadian Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Wangting Power Generation Branch of Shanghai Huadian Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 7 Wangting Power Generation Branch of Shanghai Huadian Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 8 Wangting Power Generation Branch of Shanghai Huadian Power Development Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): June 30, 2023, February 2007

Background

Huadian Wangting power station began as a six-unit coal-fired power plant in Jiangsu Province. As shown in Google Earth's "time machine" feature, two units (Units 1-2) were demolished between 2007 and 2009. Units 3-4, totaling 660 MW, were completed between 1989 and 1996. Units 5-6, totaling 1,320 MW, were completed in 2009-2010. The plant is owned by China Huadian.[8]

The generation license for unit 3 (330 MW) was cancelled in October 2019, forcing the unit into retirement.[9] Reporting suggested that Unit 4 (330 MW, also referred to as Unit 11) was retired in 2020 but later provincial Development and Reform Commission (DRC) document showed the unit was still operating as of 2023.[10][11]

The natural gas power plant at the same location consists of two phases. 780 MW of the first phase started operation in 2005. 970 MW of the second phase was expected to start operation in 2023.

In January 2023, the Jiangsu provincial DRC was also considering an additional 2 x 660 MW coal-fired power expansion.[12] Though previously thought to be retired, January 2023 reporting indicated that the 330 MW Unit 4 (Unit 11) would be retired when the new coal-fired units were brought online.[10]

In April 2023, a bidding announcement for the compilation of the Feasibility Study Report was released,[13] with China Energy Construction securing the bid.[14]

As of May 2023, construction of the new units was expected to begin in 2024 and conclude in 2026.[15]

On June 30, 2023, the 2 x 660 MW expansion was approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission (苏发改能源发〔2023〕718号, portal update timestamp: 2023/07/12).[16]

In order to support the national "West-East Gas Transmission" project, Unit 1-1 and Unit 1-2 were completed in 2005.[17]

Unit 2-1 and Unit 2-2 were separately approved and granted permission by the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission on December 26, 2019, and March 16, 2022. [18][19]On May 31, 2023, the project officially entered the construction phase.[20]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20211112195159/https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20180709/911114-2.shtml. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210604020740/http://www.chd.com.cn/webfront/webpage/web/contentPage/id/d3a5faa8b1184e639b1b360cc7a7b7b5. Archived from the original on 04 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20230606/1311158.shtml. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210604235725/http://fzggw.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2019/12/30/art_59371_736.html. Archived from the original on 04 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220710204044/http://www.hlfdw.com/a/shangyejihui/xiangmuhezhun/20220321/969874.html. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627140038/http://jsea.org.cn/end.asp?id=2644. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://www.qcc.com/firm/75MVQWG.shtml. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Jiangsu Huadian Wangting CCGT Power Plant China," Global Energy Observatory, accessed November 2014
  9. "聚焦|江苏监管办注销4台火电机组发电业务许可," Sohu, 2019-10-15
  10. 10.0 10.1 江苏华电望亭发电厂2×660MW煤电扩建工程环境影响评价第一次公示, BHI, 2023-01-30
  11. "24台!120.5万千瓦!江苏省2020年度煤电淘汰落后产能完成情况发布 - 北极星火力发电网". news.bjx.com.cn. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 江苏省“先立后改”煤电支撑性电源项目(第二批)规划建设实施方案公示, BJX, 2023-01-16
  13. 2×660MW!华电望亭发电厂煤电扩建工程可行性研究报告编制项目招标, BJX, 2023-04-04
  14. 疯狂煤电新进展!3×66万千瓦!青海省煤电项目新进展!/2×660MW!中国能建预中标华电望亭发电厂煤电扩建工程可研报告编制, Weixin, 2023-05-15
  15. 苏州市相城区望亭镇 (2023-04-28). "江苏华电望亭发电厂2×660MW煤电扩建工程项目社会稳定风险评估公示". 苏州市相城区人民政府网站. Retrieved 2023-7-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "苏发改能源发〔2023〕718号". 江苏省发展和改革委员会行政许可和行政处罚信息公示专栏. 2023/07/12. Retrieved 2023-8-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "江苏省38家燃机发电、热电联产、分布式项目汇总". 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2023-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "批复核准望亭发电厂二期2×485MW燃气轮机创新发展示范项目1号机组". 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2023-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "省发改委核准华电江苏望亭发电厂二期燃机项目2号机组". 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. "华电望亭发电厂二期燃机项目正式开工!". 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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