Aksu Cogen power station

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Aksu Cogen power station (浙能新疆阿克苏纺织工业城热电厂) is a 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of Textile Industry Town in Aksu, the approximate location where the plant is being built.

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Background on Project

Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 700 MW in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Unit 1 was completed on December 31, 2016, and unit 2 on May 24, 2017.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co
• Parent company: Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group
• Location: Textile Industry Town, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 41.155462, 80.389421 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 1 & 2: 350 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• Projected in service: 2016 (Unit 2)
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