Hunjiang power station

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Hunjiang power station (中电投浑江发电厂) is an 815-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Jilin Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Hunjiang, Baishan.

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Background on Plant

The first five units of Hunjiang I were built in the 1970s and retired by 2007. Unit 6 of 215 MW was built in 1997. Hunjiang II (2 x 300 MW) was built in 2007-8. The plant was originally owned by China Power Investment Corp.

Ownership

In July 2015, China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) and State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) merged to become State Power Investment Corporation (国家电力投资集团), one of the five largest state-owned electricity producers in the People's Republic of China.

Project Details

• Sponsor: CPI Jilin Power Share Co Ltd
• Parent company: State Power Investment Corporation
• Location: Hunjiang, Baishan, Jilin Province, China
• Coordinates: 41.9663664 , 126.4523721 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 815 MW (Hunjiang I, Unit 5: 215 MW; Hunjiang II, Units 1 & 2: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 1997 ((Hunjiang I, Unit 6); 2007-8 (Hunjiang II, Units 1 & 2)
• Coal type: Sub/bituminous
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