Xishan Gujiao power station

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Xishan Gujiao power station (山西焦煤西山煤电古交电厂) is an operating power station of at least 3120-megawatts (MW) in Gujiao County - Taiyuan City, Gujiao, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It is also known as 山西焦煤西山煤电古交电厂三期低热值煤发电项目 (Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Xishan Gujiao power station Gujiao County - Taiyuan City, Gujiao, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China 37.89079, 112.0881414 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase III Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6: 37.89079, 112.0881414
  • Phase II Unit 3, Phase II Unit 4: 37.89079, 112.0930982
  • Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2: 37.8952266, 112.0930982

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Phase I Unit 1 operating coal: waste coal 300 subcritical 2005
Phase I Unit 2 operating coal: waste coal 300 subcritical 2005
Phase II Unit 3 operating coal: waste coal 600 supercritical 2011
Phase II Unit 4 operating coal: waste coal 600 supercritical 2011
Phase III Unit 5 operating coal: waste coal 660 supercritical 2018
Phase III Unit 6 operating coal: waste coal 660 supercritical 2018

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Phase I Unit 1 Shanxi Xingneng Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co Ltd [80.0%]; China Huadian Group Corp [14.1%]; China Energy Investment Corp [5.9%]
Phase I Unit 2 Shanxi Xingneng Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co Ltd [80.0%]; China Huadian Group Corp [14.1%]; China Energy Investment Corp [5.9%]
Phase II Unit 3 Shanxi Xingneng Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co Ltd [80.0%]; China Huadian Group Corp [14.1%]; China Energy Investment Corp [5.9%]
Phase II Unit 4 Shanxi Xingneng Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co Ltd [80.0%]; China Huadian Group Corp [14.1%]; China Energy Investment Corp [5.9%]
Phase III Unit 5 Shanxi Xingneng Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co Ltd [80.0%]; China Huadian Group Corp [14.1%]; China Energy Investment Corp [5.9%]
Phase III Unit 6 Shanxi Xingneng Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co Ltd [80.0%]; China Huadian Group Corp [14.1%]; China Energy Investment Corp [5.9%]

Background

The first four waste coal-fired units of Xishan Gujiao power station, totaling 1,800 MW, were brought online between 2005 and 2011. The plant is owned by Shanxi Xingneng Electricity Power Co..[1][2]

Description of Expansion

Shanxi Xingneng Electricity Power Co. is planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant, with a total planned capacity of 1,320 MW.[3][4][3]

The expansion is under construction.[5]

Expansion suspended, then revived

July 2017: Plant expansion postponed by government

In July 2017 China's National Energy Administration (NEA) postponed or halted 185 coal-burning units across 21 provinces, totaling nearly 107 gigawatts (GW). 114 coal units totaling 65 GW are postponed for consideration until after the end of the 13th 5-year plan, in 2020. In addition, 71 coal units totaling nearly 42 GW were halted indefinitely for regulation violations. NEA said its goal is to eventually suspend or halt 150 GW of coal capacity during the 13th 5-year plan (2016-2020).[6]

Xishan Gujiao power station Units 5-6 are among the postponed coal-burning units.[6]

September 2017: Suspension lifted

After political negotiations, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) released an updated list of postponed and halted coal projects on September 26, 2017. The new list contained 151 units totaling 95 gigawatts (GW). Xishan Gujiao power station Units 5-6 were no longer on the list, suggesting the units are not suspended.[7]

For more information, see China's 2016/2017 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

2018: Unit 5 commissioned

Unit 5 was commissioned in April 2018.[8]

Unit 6 was commissioned in September 2018.[9]

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