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Huaneng Wulashan power station (华能北方联合电力乌拉山发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Wulashan Town, Urad Front Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 华能北方联合电力乌拉特发电厂 (Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 3).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Huaneng Wulashan power station | Wulashan Town, Urad Front Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China | 40.651111, 108.767778 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 3, Phase III Unit 4, Phase III Unit 5, Phase IV Unit 6, Phase IV Unit 7: 40.651111, 108.767778
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I Unit 1 | retired | coal: bituminous | 75 | subcritical | 1975 | 2007 |
| Phase I Unit 2 | retired | coal: bituminous | 75 | subcritical | 1975 | 2007 |
| Phase II Unit 3 | retired | coal: bituminous | 100 | subcritical | 1987 | 2010 |
| Phase III Unit 4 | operating | coal: bituminous | 300 | subcritical | 2006 | – |
| Phase III Unit 5 | operating | coal: bituminous | 300 | subcritical | 2006 | – |
| Phase IV Unit 6 | cancelled | coal: bituminous | 600 | subcritical | – | – |
| Phase IV Unit 7 | cancelled | coal: bituminous | 600 | subcritical | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I Unit 1 | Northern United Power Co Ltd Urad Power Plant [100%] | China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%] |
| Phase I Unit 2 | Northern United Power Co Ltd Urad Power Plant [100%] | China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%] |
| Phase II Unit 3 | Northern United Power Co Ltd Urad Power Plant [100%] | China Huaneng Group Co Ltd [74.8%]; Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co Ltd [15.2%]; China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd [10.0%] |
| Phase III Unit 4 | Inner Mongolia Power Company Wulashan Power Plant [100%] | Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corporation Ltd [100.0%] |
| Phase III Unit 5 | Inner Mongolia Power Company Wulashan Power Plant [100%] | Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corporation Ltd [100.0%] |
| Phase IV Unit 6 | Inner Mongolia Power Company Wulashan Power Plant [100%] | Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corporation Ltd [100.0%] |
| Phase IV Unit 7 | Inner Mongolia Power Company Wulashan Power Plant [100%] | Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corporation Ltd [100.0%] |
Background
The two existing coal-fired units of Huaneng Wulashan power station, units 4-5 totaling 600 MW, were brought online in 2006. The plant's first three units totaling 250 MW have been retired. In 2007, the No. 1 and No. 2 cooling towers of Huaneng Wulashan Power Plant were successfully demolished and dismantled, indicating that the “Developing Large Generating Units and Retiring Small Ones” Project was implemented in full scale. Unit 3 was retired in 2010. The plant is owned by China Huaneng.[1][2]
Description of Expansion
According to WRI's 2012 "Coal Risk Assessment" study, Huaneng is planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant (which WRI described as "Huaneng Beifang Wulate Front Qi Wulashan Power Plant"), with a total planned capacity of 1,200 MW.[3]
However, since no other reports can be found of this expansion plan, it appears to have been abandoned.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Events: Optimizing Coal-based Power Development to Improve Energy Conversion Efficiency," China Huaneng, accessed December 2014
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in China - Inner Mongolia," Power Plants Around the World, accessed December 2014
- ↑ Ailun Yang and Yiyun Cui, "Global Coal Risk Assessment: Data Analysis and Market Research," World Resources Institute working paper, November 2012
Additional data
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