Huadian Hami power station

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Huadian Hami power station is a 270-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

A 700-megawatt (MW) expansion has been proposed.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Hami Prefecture.

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Background on Plant

The first three units of the plant, totaling 49 MW, were commissioned in 1987 to 1996 and retired in 2008. Units 4-6, totaling 295 MW, were commissioned in 1996 and 2003. Unit 4 (25 MW) was retired in 2018.

Expansion

In 2015 China Huadian proposed a 2 x 350 MW expansion of the Huadian Hami power station, units 7-8.

In 2016 the units were reported to be under construction. They are a residential CHP project.

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In January 2017 China's National Energy Administration proposed the suspension through 2020 of over 100 planned and under-construction coal power projects with a total capacity of over 100GW in 13 provinces, including Huadian Hami power station Units 7-8.

For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

2018: Construction resumes

Construction resumed on units 7-8 in June 2018.

Project Details of expansion

• Sponsor: Huadian Xinjiang Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: China Huadian
• Location: Hami Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 42.893385, 93.440788 (exact)
• Status: Construction
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 7&8: 350 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
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