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)

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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
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	Parent
Unit 1	Shanxi Datang International Linfen Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [80.0%]; Linfen Hexi Thermal Power Co Ltd [20.0%]
Unit 2	Shanxi Datang International Linfen Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [80.0%]; Linfen Hexi Thermal Power Co Ltd [20.0%]

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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