Great Waste Coal power station

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Great Waste Coal power station (中煤进出口公司格瑞特煤矸石综合利用电厂) is a 270-megawatt (MW) waste coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the proposed location for the plant in Shuocheng District.

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Background on Project

ChinaCoal commissioned a 2 x 135 MW waste coal plant in 2009.

Project Details

• Sponsor: ChinaCoal Inport-Export Co.
• Parent company: ChinaCoal
• Location: Xiatuanbao Town, Shuocheng District, Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.413379, 112.390271 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 2 x 135 MW
• Type: Supercritical
• In service: 2009
• Coal type: Bituminous waste coal
• Coal source: Domestic
• Source of financing:

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