Huaneng Shantou power station

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Huaneng Shantou power station (华能国际汕头电厂) is a 1,200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Guangdong Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the plant, which is located at Shantou Port, in Haojiang District, Shantou Prefecture, Guangdong Province.

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Background on Plant

The three existing coal-fired units of Huaneng Shantou power station, totaling 1,200 MW, were brought online between 1996 and 2005. The plant is owned by China Huaneng.

Description of Expansion

According to Platts, Huaneng is planning to build an additional coal-fired unit at this plant, with a planned capacity of 600 MW.

However, there is no information about the proposed unit on the company's website, and it may have been cancelled.

Plant Details for Existing Units 1-3

• Sponsor: Huaneng Power International
• Parent company: Huaneng
• Location: Shantou Port, Haojiang District, Shantou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
• Coordinates: 23.32556, 116.736111 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,200 MW (Units 1 & 2: 300 MW; Unit 3: 600 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 1996 (Units 1 & 2); 2005 (Unit 3)
• Coal type:
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

Project Details for Unit 4 Expansion

• Sponsor: Huaneng
• Location: Shantou Port, in Shantou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
• Coordinates: 23.32556, 116.736111 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 600 MW
• Type: Supercritical
• Projected in service:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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