Pingdingshan power station

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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Pingdingshan power station (中电投平顶山平东热电) is a 420-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Henan Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Pingdingshan Prefecture.

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Background on Plant

Pingdingshan power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 420 MW. Units 1-4 have been retired. The plant's currently operating units were completed in 2006. Units 1 to 4 were originally owned by CPI, and units 5-6 by CPI (55%) and China Pingmei Shenma Group (45%).[1][2]

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.[3]

Plant Details

  • Sponsor: CPI Henan Electric Power Co
  • Parent company: State Power Investment Corporation
  • Location: Pingdingshan Prefecture, Henan Province, China
  • Coordinates: 33.739329, 113.341335 (exact)
  • Status: Operating (Units 5-6); Retired (Units 1-4)
  • Gross capacity: 420 MW (Units 5 & 6: 210 MW)
  • Type: Subcritical
  • In service: 2006
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References

  1. Pingdingshan Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
  2. "平顶山鸿翔热电有限责任公司关停机组项目成功转让," 信息部, 2010-07-06
  3. "Chinese nuclear giant officially launched", World Nuclear Association (16 July 2015). Retrieved on 4 May 2015. 

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