Jinzhong Anping power station

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Anping power station (中煤昔阳能源安平发电厂) is a 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

Location

The photo below shows the plant in Leping (Lepingzhen) Town.

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Background on Project

ChinaCoal built a 2 x 150 MW coal plant in Shanxi Province. It began operating in 2007.

Project Details

• Sponsor: China Coal Xiyang Energy Co
• Parent company: ChinaCoal (60%), Shente China Investment (30%), Xiyang County Fengyuan Industrial Company (10%)
• Location: Leping (Lepingzhen) Town, Xiyang County, Jinzhong Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 37.642467, 113.650185 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 300 MW (Units 1 & 2: 150 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2007
• Coal type: Waste coal
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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