Shaoguan Wastecoal power station

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Shaoguan Wastecoal power station (广东国粤韶关综合利用发电厂) is a 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Guangdong Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant location in Lishi Town, Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan Prefecture.

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Background on Plant

Shaoguan Wastecoal power station is a 2 x 350 MW subcritical coal plant in Lishi Town.

It was permitted for construction in 2015.

Unit 1 was commissioned in 2017. Unit 2 was commissioned in November 2017.

Expansion

In November 2020 plans were announced for a new 700 MW coal-fired unit at the power station. Construction is reportedly planned to begin immediately, with commissioning targeted for 2022.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Guangdong Yuehua Power Co
• Parent company: Guangdong Guoyue Investment Group
• Location: Lishi Town, Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
• Coordinates: 24.945064, 113.548835 (exact)
• Status: Operating (Units 1-2), Pre-permit development (Unit 3)
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 1 & 2: 350 MW), 700 MW (Unit 3)
• Type: Subcritical (Units 1-2), Supercritical (Unit 3)
• Start year: 2017 (Units 1-2), 2022 (Unit 3)
• Coal type: Waste coal
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