Zhunge'er power station

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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}}Zhunge'er power station (神华国华准格尔能源发电公司一期) is a 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the plant, in Jungar (Zhunge'er) Banner, Ordos (E'erduosi) Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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Background on Plant

Zhunge'er power station is a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,320 MW, completed between 2002 and 2007. It is known as Zhunge'er-2. The plant's first two units of 125 MW each, known as Zhunge'er-1, were commissioned in 1992-1993 and retired in 2013. The plant was originally owned by China Shenhua and CLP Group.[1][2][3][4]

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.[5][6] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[7]

Plant Details for Zhunge'er-2

  • Sponsor: CSEC Guohua International Power Co
  • Parent company: National Energy Investment Group (58%), China Xinda Asset Management (42%)
  • Location: Jungar (Zhunge'er) Banner, Ordos (E'erduosi) Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • Coordinates: 39.854337, 111.2558553 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Gross capacity: 1,320 MW (Zhunge'er-2 Units 1-4: 330 MW)
  • Type: Subcritical
  • In service: 2002 (Zhunge'er-2 Units 1 & 2); 2007 (Zhunge'er-2 Units 3 & 4)
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