Xishangzhuang power station

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Xishangzhuang power station (阳煤西上庄低热值煤热电) is an operating power station of at least 1320-megawatts (MW) in Pingtan Town, Jiaoqu, Yangquan, Shanxi, China. It is also known as Huaneng Xishangzhuang power station, 华阳建投阳泉热电西上庄2×660MW 低热值煤发电项目.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Xishangzhuang power station Pingtan Town, Jiaoqu, Yangquan, Shanxi, China 37.813144, 113.424688 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 37.813144, 113.424688

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1][2] coal - waste coal 660 ultra-supercritical 2023[1]
Unit 2 operating[3] coal - waste coal 660 ultra-supercritical 2023

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Huayang Construction Investment Yangquan Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Huayang Construction Investment Yangquan Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): January 18, 2016

Background

The proposed power station in the city of Yangquan by Yangquan Coal Industry Group and China Huaneng was permitted in 2014.[4]

The plant is under construction and planned to be ultra-supercritical.[5]

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]

Xishangzhuang 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.

May 2020: Construction restarts

The plant was removed from the suspension construction list in May 2019. Construction restarted in May 2020.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125131531/https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20231109/1342245.shtml. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125131525/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vRjksZ3Bp3cgE0AZtK6DyQ. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240207002018/https://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20240102/1353413.shtml. Archived from the original on 07 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "阳煤两项目入列新一批全省低热值煤发电项目," 阳泉日报, 2014-07-12
  5. "阳煤集团西上庄2×660MW低热值煤发电项目环境影响评价公告," 北极星电力网新闻中心, 2015/6/30
  6. 6.0 6.1 "16部委联合发文防范化解煤电产能过剩风险," Sohu.com, 2017-08-03
  7. "2017年分省煤电停建和缓建项目名单," Sohu, 2017-10-12
  8. "克服困难大步朝前走——阳煤西上庄低热值煤热电项目复工见闻," 2020-05-22

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