Huaneng Hohhot power station

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Huaneng Hohhot power station (华能北方联合电力丰泰热电公司) is a 1,100-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Hohhot Prefecture.

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Background on Plant

The plant is owned by China Huaneng. Huaneng Hohhot power station is a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,100 MW in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The six units of Hohhot-1, totaling 174 MW, have been retired. Hohhot-2 Units 1 & 2, totaling 400 MW, were completed in 2000. Hohhot-2 Units 3 & 4, totaling 700 MW, were completed in 2011.

Plant Details for Hohhot-2 Existing Units 1 & 2

• Sponsor: North United Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: Huaneng
• Location: Huimin District, Hohhot Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.793566, 111.5976595 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 400 MW (Units 1 & 2: 200 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2000
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Project Details for Hohhot-2 Units 3 & 4 Expansion

• Sponsor: North United Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: Huaneng
• Location: Huimin District, Hohhot Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.793566, 111.5976595 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 3 & 4: 350 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• In service: 2011
• Coal type: Bituminous
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