Shijiazhuang Cogen power station

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Shijiazhuang Cogen power station (华电石家庄热电) is a power station in Tiyu North Avenue, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating. It is also known as 石家庄光华热电公司 (Unit 16).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shijiazhuang Cogen power station	Tiyu North Avenue, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China	38.064571, 114.527855 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 16, Unit 21, Unit 22: 38.064571, 114.527855

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 16	retired	coal: anthracite	125	subcritical	2005	2014
Unit 21	mothballed	coal: anthracite	200	subcritical	2003	–
Unit 22	mothballed	coal: anthracite	200	subcritical	2003	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 16	Hebei Huadian Shijiazhuang Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Huadian Power International Co Ltd [82.0%]; Hebei Xinjie Real Estate Development Co Ltd [18.0%]
Unit 21	Hebei Huadian Shijiazhuang Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Huadian Power International Co Ltd [82.0%]; Hebei Xinjie Real Estate Development Co Ltd [18.0%]
Unit 22	Hebei Huadian Shijiazhuang Thermal Power Co Ltd [100%]	Huadian Power International Co Ltd [82.0%]; Hebei Xinjie Real Estate Development Co Ltd [18.0%]

Background

Shijiazhuang Cogen power station was founded in 1954. It was been expanded in 8 phases of 22 coal-fired units total. Only five units of the power station were operating shortly before 2021: units 12-14 totaling 75 MW and units 21-22 totaling 400 MW. The five units were brought online in 2003. Units 15 and 16, with a total capacity of 150MW, were retired in 2014. The plant was owned by China Huadian, and supplied heat in winter to the city of Shijiazhuang.

Since the power station was located in the central area of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, it was blamed for its contribution to the city's severe air pollution. To meet the goal of reducing the smog in winter and improve the air quality over all, a 9th phase with two gas-fired cogeneration units was planned for commissioning in 2018.

In 2021, the station's coal units were converted into emergency backup power sources (shutdown but not "dismantled"). The coal units were presumed to be mothballed but may in fact be retired.

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