Shanxi Coal Hequ power station

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Shanxi Coal Hequ power station (河曲低热值煤发电项目) is a power station under construction in Sheliang Town, Hequ, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. It is also known as 山西焦煤中机国能山煤河曲能源公司.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shanxi Coal Hequ power station Sheliang Town, Hequ, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China 39.111156, 111.182432 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 39.111156, 111.182432

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction coal - waste coal 350 ultra-supercritical
Unit 2 construction coal - waste coal 350 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Shanxi Coal Import and Export Group Hequ Energy Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Shanxi Coal Import and Export Group Hequ Energy Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): September 28, 2015

Background

Shanxi Coal International Energy Group has proposed a power station of two units of 350 MW each. The environmental impact assessment was approved in 2014.[1][2][3]

The power station is under construction and planned for 2017.[4]

2017: Plant halted by government

In July 2017, the NEA released the "Guideline of Supply-Side Reform of the Coal Power Bubble". The Guideline included a draft list which slowed down or halted 185 coal-burning units across 21 provinces, totaling 107 GW. 114 coal units (65 GW) are ordered to slow down the construction progress during 2017 to 2020, and are not allowed to connect to the grid in 2017. In addition, 71 coal units (42 GW) were halted indefinitely for regulation violations. The list partly overlapped with the projects listed in the January NEA letter to 13 provinces.[5]

Shanxi Coal Hequ power station Units 1-2 are among the halted coal-burning units,[5] and also appeared on an updated list of halted projects released in September 2017.[6]

For more information, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

2020: Plans revived

The coal plant was listed as a Shanxi provincial key project for 2020, suggesting plans have been revived.[7]

In 2021, the project was reportedly planned to start construction that year.[8][9][10]

In 2022, the project was under construction according on various bidding ads available online. Progress was also apparent in Planet satellite imagery starting around March 2022.

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Additional data

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