Huaneng Baotou-1 power station

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Huaneng Baotou-1 power station (华能北方联合电力包头第一热电厂) is a 850-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Kundulun (Hondlon) District.

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Background on Plant

The five existing coal-fired units of Huaneng Baotou-1 power station, units 7-11 totaling 950 MW, were brought online in 2005 to 2008. The plant's first seven units (Units 0-6) were commissioned in 1961 and retired from 2006 to 2009. The plant is owned by China Huaneng. Unit 7 was retired in 2018.

Description of Expansion

According to a World Resources Institute report (2012), Huaneng is planning to build additional coal-fired units at this plant, units 12-13, with a total planned capacity of 1,200 MW.

However, there appear to be no other sources verifying this proposal, which may have been cancelled.

Plant Details for Existing Units 7-11

• Sponsor: North United Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: China Huaneng
• Location: Kundulun (Hondlon) District, Baotou Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.656667, 109.6575 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 850 MW (Units 8-9: 125 MW, Units 10-11: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Start year: 2005 (Units 8-9), 2007 (Unit 10), 2008 (Unit 11)
• Coal type: Bituminous
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Project Details for Units 12-13 Expansion

• Sponsor: Huaneng
• Location: Kundulun (Hondlon) District, Baotou Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.656667, 109.6575 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 1,200 MW (Units 12&13: 600 MW)
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