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.[1][2]

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