Guodian Jiuquan power station

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Guodian Jiuquan power station (国电酒泉热电厂) is a 660-megawatt (MW) coal-fired CHP power plant in Gansu Province, China.

An additional 2,000 MW was proposed in 2010, but appears to be only "design capacity" that was never pursued or developed.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, in Suzhou District, Jiuquan Prefecture, Gansu Province.

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Background on Plant

The two existing coal-fired units of Guodian Jiuquan power station, totaling 660 MW, were brought online in 2011. It is supplying heat to 13 million square meters of construction in Jiuquan city.The plant is owned by National Energy Investment Group. The project was approved for credit of 1.45 billion yuan.

Description of Expansion

The designed capacity of second and third phases of Guodian Jiuquan is 2000MW each.

However, there is no news of this expansion, and it appears that it was never pursued or developed.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: GD Power Development
• Parent Company: National Energy Investment Group
• Location: Suzhou District, Jiuquan Prefecture, Gansu Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.6797122, 98.5065079 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 660 MW (Units 1 & 2: 330 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Projected in service: 2011
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