Kailuan Guye power station

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Kailuan Guye power station (开滦协鑫发电公司古冶煤矸石电厂) is a 600-megawatt (MW) waste coal-fired power plant in Hebei Province, China.

Location

The photo shows the plant in Guye District, Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province.

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Background on Project

Kailuan Group, GCL Poly Energy Holdings, and China Resources are currently building a two-unit waste coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 600 MW in Hebei Province. Construction began on November 18, 2013. Unit 1 was reported as in operation in March 2015, and unit 2 in September 2015.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Kailuan Group (50%), GCL Poly Energy Holdings (41%), China Resources (9%)
• Location: Guye District, Tangshan Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
• Coordinates: 39.7300049, 118.4585166 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 600 MW (Units 1 & 2: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2015
• Coal type: Waste coal
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