Huaneng Yushe power station

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Huaneng Yushe power station (华能榆社发电公司) is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

Location

The photo below shows the plant, which is located in Yushe County, Jinzhong Prefecture, Shanxi Province.

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Background on Plant

As shown by comparing Google satellite to Bing satellite views on Wikimapia, Units 1 and 2 the Huaneng Yushe power station, built in 1994-1995, have been demolished. They were retired in 2012. Units 3 and 4 are 300 MW each and were brought online in 2004. The plant is majority-owned by China Huaneng.

Expansion

Huaneng was planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant, with a total planned capacity of 1,200 MW.

Project Details for Units 5 & 6 Expansion

• Sponsor: China Huaneng (60%), Shanxi International Energy Group (40%)
• Location: Yushe County, Jinzhong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 36.9777524, 112.9546881 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 1,200 MW (Units 5 & 6: 600 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Projected in service:
• Coal type: Anthracite
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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