Taicanggang power station

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Taicanggang power station (协鑫集团太仓港发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1300-megawatts (MW) in Fuqiao, Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 太仓港协鑫发电有限公司.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Taicanggang power station	Fuqiao, Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China	31.587726, 121.256291 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 31.587726, 121.256291

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	135	subcritical	2003	2014
Unit 2	retired	coal: bituminous	135	subcritical	2003	2014
Unit 3	operating	coal: bituminous	330	subcritical	2004	–
Unit 4	operating	coal: bituminous	330	subcritical	2004	–
Unit 5	operating	coal: bituminous	320	subcritical	2004	–
Unit 6	operating	coal: bituminous	320	subcritical	2005	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Taicang Harbour Golden Concord Electric-power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	GCL-Poly (Taicang Port) [72.0%]; Zhongneng Power (Suzhou) Co Ltd [19.0%]; Advocate [6.0%]; other [3.0%]
Unit 2	Taicang Harbour Golden Concord Electric-power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	GCL-Poly (Taicang Port) [72.0%]; Zhongneng Power (Suzhou) Co Ltd [19.0%]; Advocate [6.0%]; other [3.0%]
Unit 3	Taicang Harbour Golden Concord Electric-power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	GCL-Poly (Taicang Port) [72.0%]; Zhongneng Power (Suzhou) Co Ltd [19.0%]; Advocate [6.0%]; other [3.0%]
Unit 4	Taicang Harbour Golden Concord Electric-power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	GCL-Poly (Taicang Port) [72.0%]; Zhongneng Power (Suzhou) Co Ltd [19.0%]; Advocate [6.0%]; other [3.0%]
Unit 5	Taicang Harbour Golden Concord Electric-power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	GCL-Poly (Taicang Port) [72.0%]; Zhongneng Power (Suzhou) Co Ltd [19.0%]; Advocate [6.0%]; other [3.0%]
Unit 6	Taicang Harbour Golden Concord Electric-power Generation Co Ltd [100%]	GCL-Poly (Taicang Port) [72.0%]; Zhongneng Power (Suzhou) Co Ltd [19.0%]; Advocate [6.0%]; other [3.0%]

Background

Units 1-2 of the power station, totaling 270 MW, were commissioned in 2003 and retired in 2014. Units 3-6 have a total capacity of 1,300 MW, and were commissioned between 2004 and 2005. The plant is owned by GCL-Poly Energy Holdings and China Resources.

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