Datang Tangshan power station

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Datang Tangshan power station (大唐唐山热电) is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Hebei Province, China.

In June 2019 it was reported the plant would be relocated to a less populous area, known as Datang Tangshan Ciyutuo power station.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Lubei District, Tangshan Prefecture.

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Background on Plant

The plant began as Tangshan-1 (also known as Tangshan General power station), a 5 x 50 MW coal plant in Lubei District commissioned from 1985 to 1996. The plant is owned by China Datang.

The five units were planned for retirement as part of Ministry of Environment requirements to receive a permit for construction of a larger coal plant, known as Datang Tangshan-2. The new 2 x 300 MW coal plant was commissioned in 2005.

After two years operation of Tangshan-2, Tangshan-1 was still operating. It resulted in Datang Power International Co. being publicly criticized by the Ministry of Environment in 2007 and a punishment for Tangshan City government.

In 2007, Tangshan-1 was retired.

In June 2019 it was reported Datang Tangshan-2 would be relocated to a less populous area, known as Datang Tangshan Ciyutuo power station.

Plant Details for Tangshan-2

• Sponsor: Datang International Power Generation Co
• Parent company: China Datang (80%), Tangshan Construction Investment (20%)
• Location: No. 2 Binhe Road, Lubei District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.647601, 118.197526 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 600 MW (Units 1&2: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2005
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