Huadian Caofeidian power station

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Huadian Caofeidian power station (华电国际曹妃甸项目) is a proposed 4,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Hebei Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of Caofeidian District, the approximate location where the plant would be built in Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province.

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Background on Project

China Huadian was planning to build a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 4,000 MW in Hebei Province.

However, there have been no news of this proposed plant since 2011, and it appears to have been cancelled.

Project Details

• Sponsor: China Huadian
• Location: Caofeidian District, Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.279, 118.46 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 4,000 MW (Units 1-4: 1,000 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
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