CPI Baiyinhua power station

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CPI Baiyinhua power station (国家电投内蒙能源白音华坑口电厂一期) is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of Baiyinhua Town, the approximate location where the plant would be built in West Ujumqin Banner, Xilingol Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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Background on Project

CPI is a proposed 2 x 660 MW coal-fired power station in the Xilingol coal base, to support the ultra-high voltage transmission line (UHL) from Xilingol to Taizhou, Jiangsu. The UHL Transmission line was approved by China's NDRC in December 2015.

2016: Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

On March 17, 2016, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) released the Coal Bubble Alert System, dubbed the ‘traffic light’ system, to crack down on the growing coal power overcapacity crisis. Inner Mongolia was deemed a "red light" region, meaning no new coal projects should be permitted. Therefore any further developments at the power station appear to be on hold or cancelled. For details, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

As of December 2019 there have been no further developments on the plant, and it appears to be abandoned.

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.

Project Details

• Sponsor: SPIC Nei Mongol Power Co, Ltd
• Parent company: State Power Investment Corporation
• Location: Baiyinhua Town, West Ujumqin Banner, Xilingol Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 44.878887, 118.575107 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 1&2: 660 MW)
• Type: Ultra-supercritical
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