Shanxi Yaoguang power station

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Shanxi Yaoguang power station (晋能耀光煤电平遥热电厂) is an operating power station of at least 400-megawatts (MW) in Pingyao County - Jinzhong Prefecture, Pingyao, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China. It is also known as Pingyao cogen power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shanxi Yaoguang power station	Pingyao County - Jinzhong Prefecture, Pingyao, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China	37.219043, 112.288669 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 37.219043, 112.288669

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: waste coal	200	subcritical	2012
Unit 2	operating	coal: waste coal	200	subcritical	2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Shanxi Yaoguang Coal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Shanxi State-Owned Capital Investment and Operation Co Ltd [57.7%]; Jinneng Group Co Ltd [21.6%]; other [14.3%]; Jinneng Holding Group Co Ltd [6.4%]
Unit 2	Shanxi Yaoguang Coal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Shanxi State-Owned Capital Investment and Operation Co Ltd [57.7%]; Jinneng Group Co Ltd [21.6%]; other [14.3%]; Jinneng Holding Group Co Ltd [6.4%]

Background on Project

In 2012 Shanxi International Electricity Group completed a two-unit waste coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 400 MW in Shanxi Province.

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