Beijing Yire power station

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Beijing Yire power station (神华国华北京热电厂) is a retired power station in Chaoyang, Beijing, China.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Beijing Yire power station Chaoyang, Beijing, China 39.910164, 116.479132 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 39.910164, 116.479132

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal: unknown 200 subcritical 1999 2015
Unit 2 retired coal: unknown 200 subcritical 1999 2015

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Shenhua Guohua International Power Co Ltd [100%] GD POWER Development Co Ltd [40.2%]; CLP China (Tianjin) [30.0%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [29.8%]
Unit 2 Shenhua Guohua International Power Co Ltd [100%] GD POWER Development Co Ltd [40.2%]; CLP China (Tianjin) [30.0%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [29.8%]

Background

Beijing Yire power station was a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 400 MW. The plant was completed in 1999, and was owned by Shenhua and CLP Group. It was retired in 2015.[1]

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.[2][3] The merger was completed on November 28, 2017.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Beijing Yire Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
  2. "Factbox: Shenhua and Guodian - China's latest state marriage". Reuters. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "China Is Creating the World's Largest Power Company". Bloomberg News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "China’s Newly-Established National Energy Investment Group Sets World Records in Its Sector, With Assets of Over CNY1.8 Trillion," Yicai Global, 11-28-2017

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