Xinchang power station

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Xinchang power station (国家电投新昌发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1400-megawatts (MW) in Qiaoshe Town, Xinjian, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 南昌发电厂异地扩建项目 (Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Xinchang power station Qiaoshe Town, Xinjian, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China 28.8613, 115.97585 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4: 28.8613, 115.97585

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 700 ultra-supercritical 2009
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 700 ultra-supercritical 2010
Phase II Unit 3 cancelled coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical
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 Xinchang Power Generation Branch of Jiangxi Electric Power Co Ltd of State Power Investment Group [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Xinchang Power Generation Branch of Jiangxi Electric Power Co Ltd of State Power Investment Group [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Xinchang Power Generation Branch of Jiangxi Electric Power Co Ltd of State Power Investment Group [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Xinchang Power Generation Branch of Jiangxi Electric Power Co Ltd of State Power Investment Group [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): June 25, 2008

Background

The two existing coal-fired units of Xinchang power station, totaling 1,400 MW, were brought online between 2009 and 2010. The plant was originally owned by CPI.[1]

The units replaced the 2 x 125 MW Nanchang-1 power station, which was commissioned in 1986 to 1988 and retired in 2009.[2]

Expansion

In September 2014 it was reported that CPI was planning to build two additional coal-fired units at the power station, with a total planned capacity of 2,000 MW.[3]

However, with no further developments, the expansion appears to be cancelled.

Ownership

In July 2015, China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) merged to become State Power Investment Corporation (国家电力投资集团), one of the five largest state-owned electricity producers in the People's Republic of China.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "新昌电厂二期扩建工程可研报告通过审查," CPI Jiangxi Electric Power, 2011-5-13
  2. "Nanchang Powerplant," Enipedia, accessed June 2017
  3. "全力推进新昌电厂二期扩建项目",天园网, 2014-09-03
  4. "Chinese nuclear giant officially launched". World Nuclear Association. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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