Huaneng Laiwu power station

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Huaneng Laiwu power station (华能莱芜电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2720-megawatts (MW) in Gaozhuang Duixianmen Village, Laicheng, Laiwu, Shandong, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 华能莱芜发电厂上大压小项目 (Phase III Unit 6, Phase III Unit 7).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huaneng Laiwu power station Gaozhuang Duixianmen Village, Laicheng, Laiwu, Shandong, China 36.1342702, 117.6849675 (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 II Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6, Phase III Unit 7: 36.1342702, 117.6849675

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 - bituminous 135 subcritical 1972 2009
Phase I Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous 135 subcritical 1973 2009
Phase II Unit 3 retired coal - bituminous 135 subcritical 1975 2009
Phase II Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 2009
Phase II Unit 5 operating coal - bituminous 330 subcritical 2009
Phase III Unit 6 operating coal - bituminous 1030 ultra-supercritical 2015
Phase III Unit 7 operating coal - bituminous 1030 ultra-supercritical 2016

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Huaneng Laiwu Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Huaneng Laiwu Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Huaneng Laiwu Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Huaneng Laiwu Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 5 Huaneng Xindian Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 6 Huaneng Laiwu Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 7 Huaneng Laiwu Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): August 26, 2015, June 26, 2012, August 2007

Background

The two existing coal-fired units of Huaneng Laiwu power station, totaling 660 MW, were brought online in 2009. The plant's first three units have been retired. The plant is majority-owned by China Huaneng.[1]

Description of Expansion

Huaneng is currently building two additional coal-fired units at this plant, units 6-7, with a total planned capacity of 2,000 MW. The construction contract was awarded in 2013.[2][3]

Unit 6 was commissioned in December 2015.[4] Unit 7 was commissioned in November 2016.[5]

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Additional data

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