Qinghai Datong power station

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Qinghai Datong power station (华电青海大通发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Datong, Xining, Qinghai, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Qinghai Datong power station Datong, Datong, Xining, Qinghai, China 36.901665, 101.714504 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.901665, 101.714504

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown 300 subcritical 2006
Unit 2 Operating coal: unknown 300 subcritical 2006

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Huanghe Datong Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] State Power Investment Corp Ltd [85.2%]; China Construction Bank Corp [6.4%]; unknown [5.3%]; Hefei Xingtai Financial Holdings (Group) Co Ltd [3.1%]
Unit 2 Huanghe Datong Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] State Power Investment Corp Ltd [85.2%]; China Construction Bank Corp [6.4%]; unknown [5.3%]; Hefei Xingtai Financial Holdings (Group) Co Ltd [3.1%]

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Background

Qinghai Datong power station is a 2 x 300 MW subcritical coal plant commissioned in 2006 and majority-owned by China Huadian.[1]

Plant mothballed

In 2019 it was reported that all but one coal plant in Qinghai had been mothballed due to competition from renewable energy and low energy demand. Mothballed plants appear to include unit 1 of Qinghai Datong power station, but not unit 2.[2]

The plant was reportedly running again starting in October 2021.[3]

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