Shihezi Tianhe power station

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Shihezi Tianhe power station (天富集团石河子天富热电公司天河热电厂) is an operating power station of at least 660-megawatts (MW) in Shihezi City, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China. It is also known as Xinjiang Daqo power station (Unit 2).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shihezi Tianhe power station	Shihezi City, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China	44.441417, 86.099741 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 44.441417, 86.099741

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	2012	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - unknown	330	subcritical	2012	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Tianhe Thermal Power Branch of Xinjiang Tianfu Energy Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Tianhe Thermal Power Branch of Xinjiang Tianfu Energy Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): June 9, 2015

Background

The two 330 MW units were put into operation in 2012, but were closed by the Minister of Environmental Protection in 2014 for permit and pollution violations. However, in 2015 they were reopened.

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Additional data

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