Manas power station

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Manas power station (新疆天山电力玛纳斯发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 820-megawatts (MW) in Lanzhouwan, Manas (Manasi), Changji, Xinjiang, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Manas power station Lanzhouwan, Manas (Manasi), Changji, Xinjiang, China 44.3186996, 86.1682125 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase I Unit 3, Phase I Unit 4, Phase II Unit 5, Phase II Unit 6, Phase III Unit 7, Phase III Unit 8: 44.3186996, 86.1682125

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 - unknown 110 subcritical 1992 2018
Phase I Unit 2 retired coal - unknown 110 subcritical 1992 2018
Phase I Unit 3 retired coal - unknown 100 subcritical 1992 2016
Phase I Unit 4 retired coal - unknown 110 subcritical 1992 2016
Phase II Unit 5 operating coal - unknown 110 subcritical 1994
Phase II Unit 6 operating coal - unknown 110 subcritical 1994
Phase III Unit 7 operating coal - unknown 300 subcritical 2008
Phase III Unit 8 operating coal - unknown 300 subcritical 2008

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 3 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 4 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 5 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 6 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 7 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]
Phase III Unit 8 Xinjiang Manasi Power Plant [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): May 2006

Background on Project

Manas power station was an eight-unit, subcritical coal-fired power station totaling 1,220 MW, commissioned from 1992 to 2008. It is located in Lanzhouwan and owned by Xinjiang Tianshan Power. Units 3-4 of 100 MW each were retired in 2016, leaving 1,020 MW remaining capacity.[1]

Units 1 and 2 were retired in December 2018, leaving 820 MW remaining.[2]

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Additional data

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