Huangshi power station

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Huangshi power station (华电黄石热电厂) is a 330-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Hubei Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station at 942 Huangshi Avenue in Huangshigang District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province.

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Background on Plant

Huangshi power station was a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 530 MW. The plant's first eight units have been retired. Units 9 and 10 were completed in 1993 and 2010, respectively, and are owned by China Huadian.

Unit 9 (200 MW) was retired in 2017, leaving the plant with 330 MW capacity (unit 10).

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Huadian Hubei Co
• Parent company: China Huadian
• Location: 942 Huangshi Avenue, Huangshigang District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
• Coordinates: 30.228599, 115.075227(exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 330 MW (Unit 10)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2010 (Unit 10)
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