Coal-Fired Plants in China - Shanxi

Datong-2
Location: Shanxi
Operator: GD Power Development Co
Configuration: 6 X 200 MW CHP, 2 X 600 MW, 2 X 660 MW
Operation: 1984-2009
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Dongfang
T/G supplier: Dongfang, Harbin
EPC: Shanxi Electric Power Exploration and Design Institute
Quick facts: The first phase at Datong-2 comprising six 200-MW CHP units was under construction from Oct 1978 to Nov 1988. The second phase of 2 X 600 MW air-cooled units was a 60:40 investment of GD Power and Beijing International Power Development. These units went online in Apr and Jul 2005, respectively. Finally, GD Power had two 660-MW air-cooled supercritical sets approved by NDRC in Apr 2007 and these units commissioned in May and Sep 2009, respectively. The plant is connected to the 500kV grid.

Photograph courtesy of China Guodian Corp
Posted 30 May 2010

Datong Mine
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Datong Coal Mine Group Co Ltd
Configuration: 6 X 50 MW
Operation: 2006-2007
Fuel: waste coal
Boiler supplier: Harbin
T/G supplier: Harbin Haqi Industrial Development
Quick facts: Air-cooled plant with CFB boilers.

Photograph courtesy of Datong Coal Mine Group Co Ltd
Posted 27 Dec 2011

Hequ
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Shanxi Luneng Hequ Power Generation Co Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 600 MW
Operation: 2004-2005
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Harbin
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: Shandong Electric Power Design Institute, SEPCO III
Quick facts: In Aug 2002, construction got underway on two subcritical 600-MW units at Hequ power plant, joinlty invested by Shandong Luneng Group (60%), Shanxi Energy Group (30%), and Shanxi International Electricity Group (10%). The two units came online in Nov 2004 and Jan 2005, respectively. China Construction Bank supplied a Rmb 3.49bn credit for the Rmb 4.42bn first phase, which is fueled by mines at Shanping and Xunzhen. Two more 660-MW supercritical units arre planned at Hequ, and these may be followed by four 1,000-MW sets.

Photograph courtesy of SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Corp
Posted 1 Jul 2007

Shanxi Tianshi
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Shanxi Tianshi Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 25 MW
Operation: 2001
Fuel: gangue
Boiler supplier: Shanghai
T/G supplier: Harbin, Dongfang
EPC: Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute, Liaoning Hi-Tech Energy Group
Quick facts: In May 2001, this Rmb 260mn power project commissioned in Liangshi County, Jinzhong City. This was the first gangue project in the province and was jointly invested by Shanxi International Electricity (49%), J-Power (24%), Lingshi County Electric Power Development Co Ltd (15%), and Sojitz (China) Investment Co (12%). It designed to use 400,000 tpy of gangue and other coal waste.

Photograph courtesy of Shanxi International Electricity
Posted 27 Mar 2011

Shendong Baode
Location: Shanxi
Operator: China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 135 MW
Operation: 2006
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Wuhan
T/G supplier: Nanjing
EPC: Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute, Liaoning Hi-Tech Energy Group
Quick facts: CFB boilers.

Photograph courtesy of Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute
Posted 27 Mar 2011

Shentou-2
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Shanxi Datang Shentou Power Generation Co Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 500 MW
Operation: 1992-2005
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Tlmace
T/G supplier: Skoda
EPC: Skoda
Quick facts: In 2000, Datang Power acquired a 60% interest in the second phase at Shentou, which started construction in Aug 2002. In Dec 2004, Shentou-3 entered operation 16 months ahead of schedule. The plant is connected at 500kV to the BTT grid. The cost of Units 3&4 is estimated at Rmb 4.73bn. In June 2004, the basic tariff for Shentou-2 was set at Rmb 270/MWh.

Photograph courtesy of Skoda Export
Posted 6 Apr 2006

Xuangang
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Datong Coal Mine Group Co Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 600 MW
Operation: 2010
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Dongfang
T/G supplier: ??
Quick facts: This is a minemouth, air-cooled, supercritical project. The two units were declared commercial in Jul 2010. Coal burn is expected to be 3.35mn tpy. Two 660-MM sets are under construction for service in 2012.

Photograph courtesy of Xinhua News Shanxi
Posted 20 Jul 2011

Yungang
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 220 MW
Operation: 2003
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Wuhan
T/G supplier: ??
EPC: Northeast China International Electric Power Corp
Quick facts: These two air-cooled units took less than 20mos to build from first concrete. All power is supplied via two 220kV transmission lines to the Shanxi grid. Datang owns an 80% stake in Yungang power plant where two 600-MW units were added in 2009.

Photograph courtesy of Datang Inernational Power Generation Co
Posted 6 Sep 2008

Zhangshan-I
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Beijing Energy Investment Holding Co
Configuration: 2 X 300 MW
Operation: 2003
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Wuhan
T/G supplier: Harbin
Quick facts: These two units have air-cooled condensers from SPX Cooling and semidry circulating fluidized bed FGD scrubbers from Wuhan Kaidi. These were the first Chinese units of this size with air cooling. The plant is a joint venture with Shanxi International Electric Power Group.

Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 28 Sep 2008

   

Zhangshan-II
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Beijing Energy Investment Holding Co
Configuration: 2 X 600 MW
Operation: 2008
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Shanghai
T/G supplier: ??
EPC: Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute

Photograph courtesy of Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute
Posted 27 Mar 2011

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 27-Dec-2011

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