Huayingshan power station

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Huayingshan power station (国电华蓥山发电厂) is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Sichuan Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Linba, Qu.

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Background on Plant

Huayingshan power station is a 2 x 300 MW coal plant in Linba, Qu. It was built in 2006. The original sets (2 X 50 MW and 2 X 110 MW, closed in 2009) were completed from 1978-1982.

Ownership

On August 28, 2017, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) announced that China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group will be jointly restructured. Shenhua Group will become China National Energy Investment Group and will absorb China Guodian Corporation. It will be the largest power company in the world by installed capacity, as well as the world's largest coal producer. The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.

Project Details

• Sponsor: China Guodian
• Parent company: National Energy Investment Group
• Location: Linba, Qu, Dazhou, Sichuan Province, China
• Coordinates: 30.8882554, 107.0507772 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 600 MW (Units 5-6: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Years built: 2006
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source:
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