Zhanjiang Donghai power station

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Zhanjiang Donghai power station (京信湛江东海电厂) is a power station in Donghai Island, Mazhang, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating. It is also known as 京信湛江东海电厂上大压小热电联产新建项目 (Unit 1, Unit 2), 原佛山南海一厂三期项目 (Unit 1, Unit 2), 湛江京信东海电厂二期2*1000MW热电联产燃煤机组项目 (Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zhanjiang Donghai power station Donghai Island, Mazhang, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China 21.073605, 110.428227 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4, Unit 1, Unit 2: 21.073605, 110.428227

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Phase II Unit 3 pre-permit coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical
Phase II Unit 4 pre-permit coal - unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical
Unit 1 construction coal - unknown 600 ultra-supercritical 2025
Unit 2 construction coal - unknown 600 ultra-supercritical 2025

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Phase II Unit 3 Zhanjiang Jingxin Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 4 Zhanjiang Jingxin Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 1 Zhanjiang Jingxin Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Zhanjiang Jingxin Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): August 2015

Background

This project was originally planned as the third phase of the Nanhai Foshan power station. But due to local protest for its pollution, it was moved to a new location in Zhanjiang.[1][2] The power station would be sponsored by Guangdong KingSun Power.[3]

The power station received environmental clearance in April 2015.[4] Construction began in September 2015. Operation is planned for 2018.[5]

In January 2017, China's National Energy Board directed the Guangdong Province to suspend or postpone nine coal projects in the province, including Zhanjiang Donghai, due to excess coal capacity. Construction is therefore halted until further notice.[6] For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

The plant's first two units were listed as a planned construction project for 2020 by Guangdong province.[7]

Construction on Unit 1 or the full power plant began in June 2021.[8] Construction on Unit 2 may have started in April 2022.

In February 2023, a 2 x 1,000 MW Phase II was approved to be developed at the power station.[9][10]

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Additional data

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