Datang Wushashan power station

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Datang Wushashan power station (大唐乌沙山发电公司) is a 2,400-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Zhejiang Province, China.

An additional 2,000 MW has been proposed.

Location

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

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Background on Plant

The existing power station consists of four 660 MW supercritical coal units, majority-owned by China Datang. They began operating in 2006.

Proposed expansion

Datang Group is seeking permits to expand the power station by two 1,000 MW units.

However, with no developments since February 2013, plans appear cancelled.

Project Details of expansion

• Sponsor: China Datang (51%) Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group (35%), Ningbo Electric Power Development Company (10%), Xiangshan Dongfang Energy Investment Company (4％)
• Location: Xizhou Town, Wusha Village, Xiangshan, Ningbo Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China
• Coordinates: 29.505411, 121.662934 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 2,000 MW (Units 5&6: 1,000 MW)
• Type: Ultra-supercritical
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