Ningxia Liupanshan power station

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Ningxia Liupanshan power station (宁夏六盘山电厂) is an operating power station of at least 660-megawatts (MW) in Qinghe Town Shili Village, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan, Ningxia, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as ChinaEnergy Liupanshan power station (Unit 3, Unit 4), 中铝宁夏能源六盘山热电厂 (Unit 1, Unit 2), 国能宁夏电力六盘山电厂 (Unit 3, Unit 4).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ningxia Liupanshan power station	Qinghe Town Shili Village, Yuanzhou District, Guyuan, Ningxia, China	36.044444, 106.291944 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 36.044444, 106.291944

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - unknown	330	subcritical	2010	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - unknown	330	subcritical	2010	–
Unit 3	permitted	coal - unknown	1000	ultra-supercritical	–	–
Unit 4	permitted	coal - unknown	1000	ultra-supercritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Ningxia Generate Electricity Group Liupanshan Thermoelectricity Factory [100.0%]
Unit 2	Ningxia Generate Electricity Group Liupanshan Thermoelectricity Factory [100.0%]
Unit 3	Ningxia Electric Power Co Ltd of National Energy Group [100.0%]
Unit 4	Ningxia Electric Power Co Ltd of National Energy Group [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): March 2009, March 6, 2023

Background on CHALCO Plant

The two existing coal-fired units of Ningxia Liupanshan power station, totaling 660 MW, were permitted in 2009 and brought online in 2010. The plant is owned by Ningxia Electric Power Group.

Background on ChinaEnergy expansion

ChinaEnergy Liupanshan power station (国能宁夏电力六盘山电厂) is a 2,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant proposed in Ningxia Province, China. The project's feasibility study successfully passed review as of May 2022.

In March 2023, Units 3 and 4 were approved by the Development and Reform Commission of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

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