Baise Smelter power station

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Baise Smelter power station (百矿集团煤电铝一体化项目自备电厂) is a 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Tianyang County.

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Background on Project

Guangxi Baise Mining Group is planning to build a two-unit coal-fired captive power plant with a total planned capacity of 700 MW in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The contract for the plant's construction was awarded to the China Energy Engineering Corporation in 2013.

The two units are planned for operation in September and December 2015.

The plant was commissioned in 2015.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Guangxi Baise Mining Group
• Location: Toutang Town, Tianyang County, Baise Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 23.78636,106.8202 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 1 & 2: 350 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• In service: 2015
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