Taiyuan-1 power station

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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Taiyuan-1 power station (国电太原第一热电公司六期) is a retired coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Jinsheng, Jinyuan.

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Background on Plant

Taiyuan-1 power station was a 14-unit coal-fired power station in Jinsheng, owned by National Energy Investment Group. The newest units, units 10-14, were retired in 2017.[1]

Ownership

On August 28, 2017, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) announced that China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group will be jointly restructured. Shenhua Group will become China National Energy Investment Group and will absorb China Guodian Corporation. It will be the largest power company in the world by installed capacity, as well as the world's largest coal producer.[2][3] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[4]

Project Details of units 10-14

  • Sponsor: National Energy Investment Group
  • Location: Jinsheng, Jinyuan, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
  • Coordinates: 37.780683, 112.4761492 (exact)
  • Status: Retired (2017)
  • Gross capacity: 1,225 MW (Unit 10: 25 MW, Units 11-14: 300 MW)
  • Type: Subcritical
  • Start year: 1991-2001
  • Coal type: Bituminous
  • Coal source:
  • Source of financing:

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