Baotou-1 power station

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Baotou-1 power station (华能北方联合电力包头第一热电厂) is an operating power station of at least 850-megawatts (MW) in Changqian Road, Qingshan, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Baotou-1 power station	Changqian Road, Qingshan, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China	40.656667, 109.6575 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 40.656667, 109.6575

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 10	operating	coal: bituminous	300	subcritical	2007	–
Unit 11	operating	coal: bituminous	300	subcritical	2008	–
Unit 12	cancelled	coal: unknown	600	unknown	–	–
Unit 13	cancelled	coal: unknown	600	unknown	–	–
Unit 4	retired	coal: bituminous	50	subcritical	1961	2006
Unit 5	retired	coal: bituminous	100	subcritical	1961	2009
Unit 6	retired	coal: bituminous	100	subcritical	1983	2008
Unit 7	retired	coal: bituminous	100	subcritical	1990	2018
Unit 8	operating	coal: bituminous	125	subcritical	2005	–
Unit 9	operating	coal: bituminous	125	subcritical	2005	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 10	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 11	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 12	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 13	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 4	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 5	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 6	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 7	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 8	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]
Unit 9	Baotou First Thermal Power Plant of Northern United Power Co Ltd [100%]	China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%]

Background

The five existing coal-fired units of Huaneng Baotou-1 power station, units 7-11 totaling 950 MW, were brought online in 2005 to 2008. The plant's first seven units (Units 0-6) were commissioned in 1961 and retired from 2006 to 2009. The plant is owned by China Huaneng. Unit 7 was retired in 2018.

Description of Expansion

According to a World Resources Institute report (2012), Huaneng is planning to build additional coal-fired units at this plant, units 12-13, with a total planned capacity of 1,200 MW.

However, there appear to be no other sources verifying this proposal, which may have been cancelled.

Plant Details for Existing Units 7-11

• Sponsor: North United Power Co Ltd
• Parent company: China Huaneng
• Location: Kundulun (Hondlon) District, Baotou Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.656667, 109.6575 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 850 MW (Units 8-9: 125 MW, Units 10-11: 300 MW)
• Type: Subcritical
• Start year: 2005 (Units 8-9), 2007 (Unit 10), 2008 (Unit 11)
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

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