Baoding cogen power station

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Baoding cogen power station (大唐保定热电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1100-megawatts (MW) in 316 Guangming Road, Xinshi District, Baoding, Hebei, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 大唐保定热电厂九期 (Unit 12 & 13), 大唐保定华源热电 (Unit 08, Unit 09).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Baoding cogen power station	316 Guangming Road, Xinshi District, Baoding, Hebei, China	38.859647, 115.405195 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Phase IV Unit 12, Phase IV Unit 13, Unit 10, Unit 11: 38.859647, 115.405195
• Unit 03, Unit 04, Unit 05, Unit 07, Unit 08, Unit 09: 38.876144, 115.433433

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Phase IV Unit 12	operating	coal: unknown	350	supercritical	2023	–
Phase IV Unit 13	operating	coal: unknown	350	supercritical	2024	–
Unit 03	retired	coal: anthracite	50	subcritical	1969	2008
Unit 04	retired	coal: anthracite	55	subcritical	1972	2008
Unit 05	retired	coal: anthracite	50	subcritical	1981	2008
Unit 07	retired	coal: anthracite	55	subcritical	1988	2008
Unit 08	retired	coal: unknown	125	subcritical	2003	2018
Unit 09	retired	coal: unknown	125	subcritical	2004	2018
Unit 10	operating	coal: unknown	200	subcritical	2008	–
Unit 11	operating	coal: unknown	200	subcritical	2008	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Phase IV Unit 12	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase IV Unit 13	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 03	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 04	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 05	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 07	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 08	Datang Baoding Worldbest Thermoelectricity Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [61.0%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [29.0%]; Baoding Guokong Group Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 09	Datang Baoding Worldbest Thermoelectricity Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [61.0%]; Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co Ltd [29.0%]; Baoding Guokong Group Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 10	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 11	Datang Hebei Power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

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Background

Baoding cogen power station was founded in 1958. The first two units were commissioned in 1960 and units 6-7 in 1988. All seven units were retired between 2007 and 2008. It is owned by China Datang.

Units 8 and 9 were built in 2003. They were also called Baoding Huayuan Power Company. Units 10 and 11 were completed in 2008 and in a different location from other units. The four units, units 8-11, were all co-generating, supplying heat in the winter to the city of Baoding.

Units 8 and 9 were retired in 2018 due to the bankruptcy of Baoding Huayuan Power Company after it failed to pay out billions of yuan in debt.

Expansion

China Datang proposed to expand the power station by 2 x 350 MW units. One of the units (Unit 12) was permitted for construction by China's NRDC in December 2016, before its EIA was approved by the provincial environmental protection agency. China Datang was planning to retire units 8 and 9 with a total capacity of 250 MW when the new unit was commissioned.

Unit 13 was permitted for construction on May 31, 2019. Units 12 and 13 were expected to be built next to units 10 and 11.

Based on a 2021 governmental document, the project may have been tasked with re-applying for approval of its energy-saving plan and coal consumption replacement plan due to the delay in entering construction. However, the company appeared to decide to move forward with building the units regardless.

One article noted construction on the 2 x 350 MW expansion began in February 2022. From satellite imagery, there were some signs of construction, including signs of a cooling tower and smoke stacks.

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