Changxing ZSEP power station

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Changxing ZSEP power station (浙能长兴发电公司) was a proposed 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Zhejiang Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of Changxing County, the approximate location where the plant would be built in Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province.

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Background on Project

According to a World Resources Institute report (2012), Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co was planning to build a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 600 MW in Zhejiang Province.

However, there has been no updates on the project, and it appears to have been shelved or abandoned.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co
• Parent company: Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group (95%), Changxing City Construction Company (5%)
• Location: Zhicheng Town, Mingmen Village, Changxing County, Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China
• Coordinates: 31.026, 119.911 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 600 MW (Units 1 & 2: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
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