Wuhu power station

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Wuhu power station (华电安徽芜湖发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2320-megawatts (MW) in Chongjiang Road, Sanshan, Wuhu, Anhui, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wuhu power station Chongjiang Road, Sanshan, Wuhu, Anhui, China 31.2372348, 118.1497184 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2: 31.2372348, 118.1497184
  • Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4: 31.2374445, 118.1494403

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 - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2008
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2008
Phase II Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2018
Phase II Unit 4 cancelled coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Anhui Huadian Wuhu Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Anhui Huadian Wuhu Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Anhui Huadian Wuhu Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Anhui Huadian Wuhu Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): October 28, 2015

Background

The two existing coal-fired units of Wuhu power station, totaling 1,320 MW, were brought online in May 2008. The plant is owned by China Huadian.[1][2][3]

Description of Expansion

Huadian is planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant, with a total planned capacity of 2,000 MW. The project was announced in January 2013.[4] The sponsors applied for environmental clearance in 2015.[5]

Unit 3 received a construction permit from Anhui Provincial DRC in October 2015,[6] and began construction in 2016. It is planned for operation in 2018.[7][8] Construction on unit 4 was reported in 2016,[9] but seems unlikely, since the plant has not been permitted.

Unit 3 was commissioned in December 2018.[10]

As of June 2020 there have been no developments on Unit 4, and it appears to be shelved.

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Additional data

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