Linfen power station

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Linfen power station (大唐国际临汾热电) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Fenhe Residential District, Yaodu, Linfen, Shanxi, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Linfen power station	Fenhe Residential District, Yaodu, Linfen, Shanxi, China	36.153659, 111.485269 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.153659, 111.485269

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	300	subcritical	2010	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	300	subcritical	2011	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Shanxi Datang International Linfen Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Shanxi Datang International Linfen Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): July 27, 2009

Background

Linfen power station is a two-unit waste-coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 600 MW in Shanxi Province. The plant was completed in 2010-11, and is majority-owned by China Datang.

Formerly known as the "floral city," Linfen has become a symbol of pollution and was named "chamption of contamination" in 2004 by China Business Herald. Following a "Take off the Black Hat" campaign to close local coal mines and stop coal burning at homes, officials claimed an improvement in the level of pollution; however, some local residents disputed claims of improvement.

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Additional data

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