Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel power station

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Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel power station (中天钢铁集团有限公司高炉煤气发电三期项目(Unit 3), 常州中天钢铁自备电厂) is an operating power station of at least 135-megawatts (MW) in Guanya Town, Wujin District, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Zhongtian Iron & Steel Gas Power Project.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel power station Guanya Town, Wujin District, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 31.707781, 120.087777 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit 3: 31.707781, 120.087777

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 retired coal: unknown 60 unknown 2003 2019
Unit 3 operating[1] industrial by-product: blast furnace gas[2] 135[2] steam turbine[3] not found 2019[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 2 Changzhou Zhongtian Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100%][2] Changzhou Zhongtian Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Changzhou Zhongtian Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100%][2] Changzhou Zhongtian Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Iron & Steel[2]


Background

Zhongtian Iron and Steel Group produces iron, steel, steel rolling, and power.[4] The site is believed to have been home to six captive power units involving gas at one time, with at least Unit 2 being fully coal powered and retired in 2019.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240516234603/https://www.sewpg.com/group/c/2019-01-03/521105.shtml. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240516234544/https://fgw.changzhou.gov.cn/html/fgw/2017/BBAOLMPL_1103/22474.html. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240516234640/https://m.bjx.com.cn/mnews/20170527/828062.shtml. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 中天钢铁集团有限公司, Baidu, accessed January 2023

Additional data

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