Datang Xiangyang power station

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Datang Xiangyang power station (大唐襄阳热电公司) is a proposed 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Hubei Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the proposed construction site for Datang Xiangyang power station in Xiangyang.

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Background on Project

China Datang has proposed building a 2 x 350 MW power station in Xiangyang. The project was permitted in December 2015 and planned for construction in 2016.

2017: Plant postponed by government

In July 2017, the NEA released the "Guideline of Supply-Side Reform of the Coal Power Bubble". The Guideline included a draft list which slowed down or halted 185 coal-burning units across 21 provinces, totaling 107 GW. 114 coal units (65 GW) are ordered to slow down the construction progress during 2017 to 2020, and are not allowed to connect to the grid in 2017. In addition, 71 coal units (42 GW) were halted indefinitely for regulation violations. The list partly overlapped with the projects listed in the January NEA letter to 13 provinces.

Datang Xiangyang power station Units 1-2 are among the postponed coal-burning units, and also appeared on an updated list of postponements released in September 2017.

For more information, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Datang Henan Power Generation Co
• Parent company: China Datang
• Location:Wangwan Village, Huopai Town, Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
• Coordinates:32.145006, 112.114699 (exact)
• Status: Shelved (postponed by government policy in July 2017)
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 1 & 2: 350 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
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