Datang Shentou power station

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Datang Shentou power station (大唐国际神头发电公司) is a 1,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Shentou, next to the Shenhua Shentou power station.

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Background on Plant

Datang Shentou is a 2 x 500 MW coal plant in Shentou. Unit 1 was commissioned in 2004 and unit 2 in 2005. It is owned by China Datang and Tianjin Energy Investment Group.

Project Details

• Sponsor: China Datang (60%) Tianjin Energy Investment Group (40%)
• Location: Shentou, Shuocheng, Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.3647887, 112.5332671 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,000 MW (Units 1&2: 500 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Years built: 2004 (Unit 1), 2005 (Unit 2)
• Coal type: Bituminous
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