Datang Gangu power station

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Datang Gangu power station (大唐甘谷发电厂) is a retired 660-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Gansu Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, near Pan'an, Gangu County, Tianshui Prefecture, Gansu Province.

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Background on Plant

The power plant was founded in 1965. The first 2 units with 12 MW each were commissioned in 1969, and retired in 2004. The currently operating units of Datang Gangu power station (Phase II) consists of a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 660 MW. The plant was completed in 2007, and is owned by Datang.

In June 2019 it was reported the plant had not been operating for two years, due to the bankruptcy of Datang Gansu Power Generation.

Plant Details for Existing Phase II

• Sponsor: Datang Gansu Power Generation Co Ltd
• Parent company: China Datang
• Location: Pan'an, Gangu County, Tianshui Prefecture, Gansu Province, China
• Coordinates: 34.7548032, 105.1007823 (exact)
• Status: Retired (2017)
• Gross capacity: 660 MW (Phase II Units 1 & 2: 330 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2007 (Phase II)
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