Datang Weihe power station

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Datang Weihe power station (大大唐渭河热电厂) is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Shaanxi Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Zhengyang Town.

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Background on power station

The original power station consisted of two 50 MW subcritical units commissioned in the late 1960s. Ownership eventually fell under China Datang. In 2007 Datang retired the two units and began constructing two 300 MW units, which were commissioned in 2009.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co
• Parent company: China Datang
• Location: Zhengyang Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 34.43109, 108.89894 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 600 MW (2 x 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2009
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