Xiangyuan Hexin power station

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Xiangyuan Hexin power station (华电襄垣和信低热值煤发电项目) is a cancelled power station in Xiadian Town Hezhang village, Xiangyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi, China. It is also known as Huadian Xiangyuan power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Xiangyuan Hexin power station Xiadian Town Hezhang village, Xiangyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi, China 36.526197, 112.873106 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.526197, 112.873106

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - waste coal 660 ultra-supercritical
Unit 2 cancelled coal - waste coal 660 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Xiangyuan Hexin Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Xiangyuan Hexin Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): August 26, 2015

Background

China Huadian has proposed a power station of two units of 600 MW each. The environmental impact assessment was approved in 2014.[1][2] More recent environmental submittals place the size at 2 x 660 MW.[3]

The power station is under construction.[4]

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In January 2017 China's National Energy Administration suspended 85 planned and under-construction coal power projects with a total capacity of over 100GW in 13 provinces, including Xiangyuan Hexin power station. It is unclear when or if the projects will be revived.[5] For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

2017: Plant halted 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.[6]

Xiangyuan Hexin power station Units 1-2 are among the halted coal-burning units,[6] and also appeared on an updated list of halted projects released in September 2017.[7]

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

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Additional data

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