Weiqiao Huji power station

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Weiqiao Huji power station (魏桥集团惠民胡集自备电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2640-megawatts (MW) in Huji Town, Huimin, Binzhou, Shandong, China. It is also known as 魏桥第四热电厂.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Weiqiao Huji power station Huji Town, Huimin, Binzhou, Shandong, China 37.3594471, 117.7770746 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase II Unit 5, Phase II Unit 6, Phase II Unit 7, Phase II Unit 8: 37.3594471, 117.7770746
  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase I Unit 3, Phase I Unit 4: 37.347901, 117.781587

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase I Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2015
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2015
Phase I Unit 3 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2014
Phase I Unit 4 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2014
Phase II Unit 5 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2016
Phase II Unit 6 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2016
Phase II Unit 7 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2016
Phase II Unit 8 operating coal - unknown 330 subcritical 2016

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 3 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 4 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 5 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 6 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 7 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 8 Binzhou Green Energy Thermal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): aluminum
  • Captive industry: Both

Background

Weiqiao Huji power station is a 4 x 330 MW subcritical coal plant at Binzhou prefecture, owned by Shandong Weiqiao Group. Units 3-4 began operating in 2014.[1] Units 1-2 were completed in 2015.[2][3]

Proposed expansion

Shandong Weiqiao Group is constructing an additional units 5-8 at the power station, totaling 1,320 MW (four units of 330 MW each).[4]

The units were commissioned in 2016.[5][6]

Shandong Weiqiao Group found to have built 45 coal-fired units without necessary permits

In August and September 2017, China's central government Environmental Protection Inspection Group 3 (中央第三环境保护督察组) spent a month in Shandong Province, to inspect the province's environmental protection work. In its final inspection report, the Group found that Shandong Weiqiao Group illegally built 45 coal power units in Shandong.[7]

In May 2018, the Shandong Provincial government responded to the inspection report with a plan to address the wrongdoings. According to the province, 33 of Weiqiao's 45 illegal coal power plants had since completed the necessary procedures to receive environment clearance and continue operating; 12 of the plants did not complete any procedures and should stop construction and operation immediately. Among the 12 units, 4 units should stop construction, and 8 units should stop operation, although they are not named.[8]

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