Yuncheng Gunlü power station

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Yuncheng Gunlü power station (运城关铝热电) is an operating power station of at least 560-megawatts (MW) in Jiezhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi, China. It is also known as 关铝集团运城关铝热电公司 (Unit 3, Unit 4), Yuncheng Guanlü power station (Unit 3, Unit 4).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yuncheng Gunlü power station Jiezhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi, China 34.987796, 110.954242 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 34.987796, 110.954242

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 200 subcritical 2008
Unit 2 operating coal: unknown 200 subcritical 2008
Unit 3 operating coal: unknown 80 subcritical 2019
Unit 4 operating coal: unknown 80 subcritical 2019

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Shanxi Guanlu Yuncheng Thermal Power Factory [100%] Shanxi Guanlu Group Co Ltd [70.0%]; China Minmetals Corp [26.3%]; Hunan Xingxiang Investment Holding Group Co Ltd [2.6%]; other [0.9%]; Hunan Caixin Financial Holding Group Co Ltd [0.3%]
Unit 2 Shanxi Guanlu Yuncheng Thermal Power Factory [100%] Shanxi Guanlu Group Co Ltd [70.0%]; China Minmetals Corp [26.3%]; Hunan Xingxiang Investment Holding Group Co Ltd [2.6%]; other [0.9%]; Hunan Caixin Financial Holding Group Co Ltd [0.3%]
Unit 3 Yuncheng Jinjian Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi State-Owned Capital Investment and Operation Co Ltd [76.5%]; Yuncheng Urban Construction Investment Development Co Ltd [10.6%]; Shanxi Construction Investment Group Co Ltd [8.5%]; Yuncheng Yunda Asset Management Co Ltd [4.1%]; other [0.3%]
Unit 4 Yuncheng Jinjian Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi State-Owned Capital Investment and Operation Co Ltd [76.5%]; Yuncheng Urban Construction Investment Development Co Ltd [10.6%]; Shanxi Construction Investment Group Co Ltd [8.5%]; Yuncheng Yunda Asset Management Co Ltd [4.1%]; other [0.3%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both
  • Captive industry: Aluminum


Background

Yuncheng Gunlü power station is a 2 x 200 MW coal-fired power station built in 2008 and owned by Shanxi Guanlü Group.[1][2]

Expansion

In May 2017 Shanxi Guanlü Group was permitted to build two 80 MW coal-fired back-up units for the power station, units 3-4.[3]

Construction began in July 2017. Operation is planned for October 2018.[4]

Unit 3 was commissioned in March 2019.[5] Unit 4 was commissioned in 2019.[6]

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