Wuhan Dongxihu power station

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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}} Wuhan Dongxihu power station (神华国能武汉东西湖热电厂) was a proposed 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Hubei Province, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of Dongxihu District, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

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Background on Project

Since 2013 there has been plans for a 700 MW coal plant in Dongxihu District. Sponsor Shenhua Group is pursuing environmental clearance.[1][2]

In 2017 it was reported the plant would be gas-fired.[3]

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.[4][5] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[6]

Project Details

  • Sponsor: Shenhua Guoneng
  • Parent company: Shenhua Group (now National Energy Investment Group)
  • Location: Dongxihu District, Wuhan Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
  • Coordinates: 30.6241, 114.1458 (approximate)
  • Status: Cancelled
  • Gross capacity: 700 MW (Units 1 & 2: 350 MW)
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