Tongmei Yongji power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Tongmei Yongji power station is a 1,300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Shanxi Province, China.

Location

The photo below shows the plant in Yongji City, Yuncheng Prefecture, Shanxi Province.

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Background on Plant

The first seven units of Tongmei Yongji power station, totaling 380 MW, were commissioned from 1973 to 2000. Units 1-2 were retired in 1990, and units 3-7 retired in 2013. Units 8-9, totaling 600 MW, were brought online between 2006 to 2007. The plant is owned by Datong Coal Mining Group.

Description of Expansion

Datong Coal planned two additional coal-fired units at this plant, units 10-11, with a total capacity of 700 MW. Construction began in 2013 and operation is planned for 2015-2016.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Zhangze Power
• Parent company: Datong Coal Mining Group
• Location: Yongji City, Yuncheng Prefecture, Shanxi Province, China
• Coordinates: 34.8559852, 110.4706728 (exact)
• Status: Retired (Units 1-7); Operating (Units 8-11)
• Gross capacity: 1,300 MW (Units 8 & 9: 300 MW; Units 10 & 11: 350 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Start date: 2006 (Unit 8); 2007 (Unit 9); 2015 (Unit 10); 2016 (Unit 11)
• Coal type: Bituminous
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