Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station

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Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station (天池能源准东五彩湾北一电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2640-megawatts (MW) in Wucaiwan Town, Jimsar, Changji, Xinjiang, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tianchi Energy Zhundong Wucaiwan power station Wucaiwan Town, Jimsar, Changji, Xinjiang, China 44.8524482, 89.1959171 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 44.8524482, 89.1959171

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Emergency/Backup
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown[1] 660 ultra-supercritical 2019 False
Unit 2 Operating coal: unknown[1] 660 ultra-supercritical 2019 False
Unit 3 Operating coal: unknown[1] 660 ultra-supercritical 2019 False
Unit 4 Operating coal: unknown[1] 660 ultra-supercritical 2019 False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Huadian Xinjiang Wucaiwan Beiyi Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] China Huadian Corp Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): domestic

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Background on Project

Xinjiang Tianchi Energy Sources and China Datang have proposed a power station of four units of 660 MW for Changji city. The project feasibility report was submitted in 2013.[2][3]

The first two units are under construction.[4][5] Units 3-4 are permitted for construction.[6]

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In 2016 China's National Energy Administration issued "scale control" (coal-fired capacity limits) on particular "sending out" locations that feed ultra-high voltage (UHV) long-distance power lines, including Inner Mongolia (Xilingong), Inner Mongolia (Ordos), Shaanxi, Ningxia, Shanxi, and Xinjiang.[7]

As of January 2017, the affected area includes this power station, which may be scaled down as a result.

For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Construction ongoing

Despite the scale control limits, construction continues to move forward for units 1-2,[8] and initial prep work for construction has begun on units 3-4.[9]

2019: Plant commissioned

Unit 1 was commissioned on June 24, 2019.[10] Unit 2 was commissioned on June 28, 2019.[11]

Unit 4 was commissioned in September 2019,[12] and unit 3 in October 2019.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "新疆天池能源准东五彩湾煤电一体化项目电厂一期2×660MW工程社会," 中国火力发电网, 2013-09-03
  3. "工人时报网】大唐准东筹建处领导到新疆神华接洽煤电合作事宜," China Datang website, 2013-08-26
  4. "新疆核准3个民间资本电源项目," 亚心网, 2015年05月19日
  5. "新疆准东五彩湾4家电厂项目获自治区人民政府批复," Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 2015-07-13
  6. "新疆准东五彩湾北一电厂(4×660MW)工程750kV氧化锌避雷器 招标公告," Aug 25, 2016
  7. "能源局下发13省市新建火电机组停建清单(附文件)," Polaris, Jan 16, 2017
  8. "大唐新疆准东北一电厂2号机组首根大板梁顺利吊装就位," 北极星电, May 23, 2017
  9. "新疆准东五彩湾北一电厂(4×660MW)工程网络微机监控系统(NCS)项目招标公告," dlzb.org, Apr 18, 2017
  10. "新疆准东五彩湾特变北一电厂工程2号机组投运," 中国能建工程研究院, 2019-06-27
  11. "新疆准东五彩湾特变北一电厂工程2号机组168小时试运圆满结束," 中国电力化工网, 2019-06-28
  12. "2×660MW!大唐五彩湾北一发电4号机组通过168小时试运," 北极星电力网新闻中心, 2019/9/17
  13. "能源行业新疆区域专题报告:国家能源供应基地 内陆向西开放窗口," 2020年02月07日

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