Zhongwei power station

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Zhongwei power station (中卫热电厂) is a 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China.

An additional 2,640 MW expansion project is proposed.

The power station has also been referred to as CPI Zhongwei Cogen power station; 国家电投宁夏能源铝业中卫热电厂; 国能中卫热电; and 宁夏中卫电厂扩建工程.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant in Shapotou Didtrict, Zhongwei city, Wuzhong Prefecture, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

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Background on Project

Zhongwei power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 700 MW in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It was sponsored by CPI and Ningxia Power Investment Group and scheduled to be completed in 2015,. The power station was commissioned in 2016.

Expansion

A 4 x 660 MW expansion project was listed in Ningxia's 14th Five-Year-Plan for the energy sector. By September 2022, the project had already began the process to obtain a permit per bidding ads.

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.

On May 2020, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission began a pilot project in which five central government owned power enterprises reallocated their coal power assets in five northwest provinces and autonomous regions, resulting in each province or autonomous region has only one central government owned power company presented. Namely, China Huaneng presents in Gansu; China Datang presents in Shaanxi; China Huadian in Xinjiang; State Power Investment Corporation in Qinghai, and National Energy Group in Ningxia. 40 coal power stations in the 5 provinces or autonomous regions have shifted their ownership accordingly since then.

In February 2021, the ownership of Zhongwei power station shifted to National Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd.

Project Details

• Owner: Guoneng Zhongwei Thermal Power Co., Ltd. (国能中卫热电有限公司)
• Parent: State Power Investment Corporation (76%), Ningxia Power Investment Group (24%)
• Location: Zhongwei city, Wuzhong Prefecture, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 37.622562, 105.235214 (exact)
• Status: Units 1-2: Operating, Expansion Units 1-4: Pre-permit development
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 1 & 2: 350 MW), 2,640 MW (Expansion Units 1-4: 660 MW)
• Type: Units 1-2: Subcritical, Expansion: Unknown
• In service: Units 1-2: 2016
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