Huaneng Baotou-3 power station

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Huaneng Baotou-3 power station (华能北方联合电力包头第三发电厂) is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, near Xingsheng, in Jiuyuan District, Baotou Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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Background on Plant

Huaneng Baotou-3 power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 600 MW. The first four units were retired by 2007. The plant's currently operating units were completed in 2007, and are owned by Huaneng.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: North United Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: Huaneng
• Location: Xingsheng, Jiuyuan District, Baotou Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.6242463, 110.0027892 (exact)
• Status: Operating (Units 5 & 6); Retired (Units 1-4)
• Gross capacity: 600 MW (Units 5 & 6: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2007
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