Wujing power station
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Waigaoqiao power station (国家电投上海电力吴泾发电公司) is an 1,800 megawatt coal-fired power station in Shanghai, China.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Wujing, Minhang.
Background
Wujing-1: This power station near the Huangou River was founded in 1958 in the Wujing Chemical Industry Zone. Six small units have all been closed. Units 7 & 8 (300 MW each) were rebuilt into CHP units and recommissioned in 2009. They were originally owned by CPI.[1]
Wujing-2: The operating company for this plant was established in Nov 1999 by Shenergy Co and Shanghai Electric Power. Two 600 MW subcritical units were built for a total investment of 6.95 billion yuan. Construction began in April 1997 and Units 1 & 2 were completed in July 2000 and May 2001, respectively.[1]
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.[2]
Project Details of Wujing-1
- Sponsor: Shenergy Group, State Power Investment Corporation
- Location: Wujing, Minhang, Shanghai, China
- Coordinates: 31.0611482, 121.4666627 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross Capacity: 600 MW (2 x 300 MW)
- Type: Subcritical
- Start year: 2000 (Unit 7R), 2009 (Unit 8R)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Coal Source:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coal-Fired Plants in Shanghai," industcards, accessed July 2015
- ↑ "Chinese nuclear giant officially launched", World Nuclear Association (16 July 2015). Retrieved on 4 May 2015.
