Huaneng Lanzhou New District power station

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Huaneng Lanzhou New District power station is a permitted power station in Xicha Town, Gaolan, Lanzhou, Gansu, China. It is also known as 国家电投黄河上游水电开发公司兰州新区热电厂一期 (Unit 1).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huaneng Lanzhou New District power station	Xicha Town, Gaolan, Lanzhou, Gansu, China	36.619982, 103.756325 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.619982, 103.756325

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	permitted	coal - unknown	350	supercritical	–	–
Unit 2	permitted	coal - unknown	350	supercritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Huaneng Lanzhou New Area Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Huaneng Lanzhou New Area Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): December 2015

Background

The project was proposed to supply heat and power for the New District of Lanzhou City. Huanghe Hydropower Development Co. completed the feasibility study for a 700 MW coal-fired power station in January 2016. The company was part of state-owned China Power Investment.

The project received a permit for construction from the provincial DRC on December 31, 2015, before its feasibility study was completed.

Construction began in July 2016. The plant was planned for commissioning in 2018.

However, Planet satellite photos through April 2018 showed almost no progress since construction began. Plans for the project appeared to be shelved.

In the first half of 2022, Gansu province implemented work plan to revive several dormant coal projects, and the Lanzhou New District power station was one of them.

Ownership

In July 2015, China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) merged to become State Power Investment Corporation (国家电力投资集团), one of the five largest state-owned electricity producers in the People's Republic of China.

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