Lianzhou power station

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Lianzhou power station (粤电连州发电厂) is a retired power station in Xingzi, Lianzhou, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China. It is also known as Yuelian power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lianzhou power station	Xingzi, Lianzhou, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China	24.9762732, 112.5531543 (exact)

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

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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: 24.9762732, 112.5531543

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 - anthracite	125	subcritical	2000	2013
Phase I Unit 2	retired	coal - anthracite	125	subcritical	2000	2013
Phase II Unit 3	retired	coal - anthracite	135	subcritical	2004	2013
Phase II Unit 4	retired	coal - anthracite	135	subcritical	2004	2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Phase I Unit 1	Lianzhou Yuelian Thermal Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2	Lianzhou Yuelian Thermal Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3	Lianzhou Yuelian Thermal Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4	Lianzhou Yuelian Thermal Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

Lianzhou power station was a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 520 MW. The plant was completed in 2000-2004. With 8 sonsors, the plant was owned by Guangdong Yudean Group.

The full plant was retired in 2013, after only 9 years operation, due to the “scandal of blood lead”, a break of high level of blood lead among the local children. In 2012, a news report said that more than 100 children in Xingzi Town, where the power plant located were found high level of lead in their blood test. The local residents blamed the polluted water emission from the plant was the cause. To cool down the anger from the public, the provincial government ordered the plant to shut down.

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