Datang Weihe power station

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Datang Weihe power station (大唐渭河热电厂) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Zhengyang Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Datang Weihe power station	Zhengyang Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China	34.43109, 108.89894 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 34.43109, 108.89894

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	50	subcritical	1968	2007
Unit 2	retired	coal: bituminous	50	subcritical	1969	2007
Unit 3	operating	coal: bituminous	300	subcritical	2009	–
Unit 4	operating	coal: bituminous	300	subcritical	2009	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co Ltd Weihe Thermal Power Plant [100%]	China Datang Corp [100.0%]
Unit 2	Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co Ltd Weihe Thermal Power Plant [100%]	China Datang Corp [100.0%]
Unit 3	Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co Ltd Weihe Thermal Power Plant [100%]	China Datang Corp [100.0%]
Unit 4	Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co Ltd Weihe Thermal Power Plant [100%]	China Datang Corp [100.0%]

Background on power station

The original power station consisted of two 50 MW subcritical units commissioned in the late 1960s. Ownership eventually fell under China Datang. In 2007 Datang retired the two units and began constructing two 300 MW units, which were commissioned in 2009.

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