Taicanggang power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Taicanggang power station (协鑫集团太仓港发电厂) is a 1,300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Jiangsu Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, near Fuqiao, in Taicang City, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province.

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Background on Plant

Units 1-2 of the power station, totaling 270 MW, were commissioned in 2003 and retired in 2014. Units 3-6 have a total capacity of 1,300 MW, and were commissioned between 2004 and 2005. The plant is owned by GCL-Poly Energy Holdings and China Resources.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: GCL-Poly Energy Holdings
• Parent company: GCL Poly Energy Holdings (81%), China Resources (19%)
• Location: Fuqiao, Taicang City, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, China
• Coordinates: 31.5877264, 121.2562908 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,300 MW (Units 3 & 4: 330 MW; Units 5 & 6: 320 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• In service: 2004 (Units 3-5); 2005 (Unit 6)
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