Manas power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Manas power station (新疆天山电力玛纳斯发电厂一期) is a 820-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Lanzhouwan, Manas (Manasi).

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Background on Project

Manas power station was an eight-unit, subcritical coal-fired power station totaling 1,220 MW, commissioned from 1992 to 2008. It is located in Lanzhouwan and owned by Xinjiang Tianshan Power. Units 3-4 of 100 MW each were retired in 2016, leaving 1,020 MW remaining capacity.

Units 1 and 2 were retired in December 2018, leaving 820 MW remaining.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Xinjiang Tianshan Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: SGCC (39.69%), China Xinda Asset Management (36.35%), Xinjiang Autonomous Region Investment Company (23.68%), Other (0.28%)
• Location: Lanzhouwan, Manas (Manasi), Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 44.3186996, 86.1682125 (exact)
• Status: Operating (Units 5-8), Retired (Units 1-4)
• Gross capacity: 820 MW (Units 5&6: 110 MW, Units 7&8: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Start year: 1992-2008
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