Yulin Hengshan power station

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Yulin Hengshan power station (榆林能源横山电厂) is an operating power station of at least 2000-megawatts (MW) in Boluo Town, Hengshan, Yulin, Shaanxi, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 榆能横山煤电一体化二期项目 (Phase II Unit 3 & 4).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yulin Hengshan power station Boluo Town, Hengshan, Yulin, Shaanxi, China 38.03372, 109.415067 (exact)

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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: 38.03372, 109.415067

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 1000 ultra-supercritical 2019
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical 2018
Phase II Unit 3 pre-permit coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical
Phase II Unit 4 pre-permit coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase I Unit 1 Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group Hengshan Coal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2 Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group Hengshan Coal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 3 Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group Hengshan Coal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group Hengshan Coal Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): April 22, 2016

Project description

The Yulin Hengshan power station began as a proposed 2,000 MW expansion of another power station, the Yulin Yuheng power station, owned by China Huadian.[1][2]

Later the location and sponsor changed, and the power station became its own separate plant, the Yulin Hengshan power station, sponsored by Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group.[3]

The Yulin Hengshan power station was permitted in April 2016. Construction began in 2016, with a planned operation date of 2018.[4]

Unit 2 was commissioned in December 2018.[5] Unit 1 was commissioned in October 2019.[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, and Xinjiang.[7]

As of January 2017, the affected area includes this power station. However, this power station did not seem to be affected. For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

The City of Yulin development plan (2016-2030) is available here.[8]

Expansion plans

In February 2022, the feasibility study for an expansion (Phase II) was completed.[9][10]

Phase II is presumed to be approximately 2,000 MW in capacity based on Phase I, even though there is no known evidence to confirm that is the case.

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Additional data

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