Hebei Weizhou power station

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Hebei Weizhou power station was a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Hebei Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of Weizhou Town (Weizhouzhen), the approximate location where the plant would be built in Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Hebei Province.

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Background on Project

Hebei Weizhou Power Resources was planning to build a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 1,320 MW in Hebei Province.

Plans were proposed in 2005, along with the Hebei Datang Weixian power station. However, plans for the Hebei Weizhou power station have not progressed and appear to be cancelled.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Hebei Weizhou Power Resources
• Parent company:
• Location: Weizhou Town, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
• Coordinates: 38.115, 114.167 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 1 & 2: 660 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• Projected in service:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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