Huaze Aluminum power station

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Huaze Aluminum power station (中铝山西华泽铝电低热值煤自备电厂) is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

An additional 700 MW has been proposed.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Hejin County.

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Background on Project

Huaze Aluminum power station is a 2 x 300 MW subcritical captive coal plant in Hejin County. It was commissioned in 2005, and is owned by Shanxi Huaze Aluminum Power. Units 1-2 have been retired.

Expansion

Shanxi Huaze Aluminum Power is seeking environmental clearance for two more units of 350 MW each, units 5-6.

Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In January 2017 China's National Energy Administration suspended over 100 planned and under-construction coal power projects with a total capacity of over 100GW in 13 provinces. Huaze Aluminum power station was cancelled.

For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Project Details of expansion

• Sponsor: Shanxi Huaze Aluminum Power
• Parent company: CHALCO
• Location: Hejin County, Yuncheng Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 35.658615, 110.669074 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 5 & 6: 350 MW)
• Type: Supercritical
• Projected in service:
• Coal type: Bituminous waste coal
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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