Yima Gezha power station
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Yima Gezha power station (义煤集团义马铬渣发电厂) is a retired power station in Changcun Town, Yima, Sanmenxia, Henan, China.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Yima Gezha power station | Changcun Town, Yima, Sanmenxia, Henan, China | 34.733419, 111.9076 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 34.733419, 111.9076
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 155 | subcritical | 2010 | 2013 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 155 | subcritical | 2009 | 2013 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Yima Coal Industry Group Co Ltd [100%] | Henan Provincial People's Government State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission [65.1%]; China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd [23.2%]; China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd [7.8%]; unknown [3.9%] |
| Unit 2 | Yima Coal Industry Group Co Ltd [100%] | Henan Provincial People's Government State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission [65.1%]; China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd [23.2%]; China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd [7.8%]; unknown [3.9%] |
Background
Yima power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 310 MW. The plant was completed between 2009 and 2010, and is owned by Henan Zhongyuan Jinyang Environmental Protection Technology Co.,Ltd.[1]
"Gezha" is the Chinese pronunciation for chrome waste. There has been more than 200, 000 tonnes of chrome waste in the area of Yima, dumped by a closed chemical factory which was producing chromium salt. It had no proper environmental protection metures, polluting the water and the soil. This coal-fired power plant featuring chrome waste disposal technology was introduced to the city in 2004 to help solving the environmental hazard from the chrome waste. The power units added chrome waste to the boilers and disposed it to non-hazard waste. However, due to the rising price of the coal and other policy reasons, the plant was losing money from the beginning of its operation in 2009.[2]
In 2013, due to the plant not meeting environmental standards, it went offline. The parent company Wuhan East Lake High Technology Group Co., Ltd is looking for buyers to take over.[3][4] However, as of 2021 the plant is still offline, and is presumably retired.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Yima Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
- ↑ 河南义马20万吨铬渣等待“解毒” 治理一拖再拖 China News, Source：People's Daily 人民日报, 10/12/2011
- ↑ "义马环保停产 东湖高新自救," EEO, June 1, 2013
- ↑ 武汉东湖高新集团股份有限公司公告（系列） 证券时报网, 6/27/2013
Additional data
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