Guohua Taicang power station

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Guohua Taicang power station (神华国华太仓发电厂) is a 1,260-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Jiangsu Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, near Fuqiao, in Taicang City, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province.

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Background on Plant

Guohua Taicang power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,260 MW. The plant was completed between 2005 and 2006, and was originally owned by Shenhua Group and GCL Poly Energy Holdings.

Ownership

On August 28, 2017, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) announced that China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group will be jointly restructured. Shenhua Group will become China National Energy Investment Group and will absorb China Guodian Corporation. It will be the largest power company in the world by installed capacity, as well as the world's largest coal producer. The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Shenhua Guohua Electric Power Corp
• Parent company: GCL Poly Energy Holdings, National Energy Investment Group
• Location: Fuqiao, Taicang City, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, China
• Coordinates: 31.5877264,121.2562908 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,260 MW (Units 1 & 2: 630 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• In service: 2005 (Unit 1); 2006 (Unit 2)
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