Douhe power station

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Douhe power station (大唐陡河发电厂) is a 1,300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Hebei Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, near Douhe Reservoir, in Kaiping District, Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province.

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Background on Plant

Douhe power station was an eight-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,550 MW. The plant was completed between 1976 and 1987, and is owned by Datang. Units 1-2, totaling 250 MW (125 MW each), were retired in 2008.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Datang International Power Generation Co
• Parent company: Datang
• Location: Douhe Reservoir, Liyuan Village, Kaiping District, Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.7723766, 118.2722518 (exact)
• Status: Retired (Units 1-2); Operating (Units 3-8)
• Gross capacity: 1,300 MW (Units 3 & 4: 250 MW; Units 5-8: 200 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 1976-78 (Units 1-4); 1983-87 (Units 5-8)
• Retired: 2008 (Units 1-2)
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