Yinxing power station

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Yinxing power station (中铝宁夏银星发电厂) is an operating power station of at least 1320-megawatts (MW) in Majiatan Town, Lingwu, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. It is also known as 华能宁夏能源罗山电厂.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yinxing power station Majiatan Town, Lingwu, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China 37.727448, 106.740901 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 37.727448, 106.740901

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2017
Unit 2 operating coal: bituminous 660 ultra-supercritical 2017

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Ningxia Yinxing Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co Ltd [49.0%]; Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd [36.1%]; Ningxia Huimin Investment and Financing Co Ltd [9.2%]; Beijing State-owned Capital Management Center [2.9%]; Ningxia State-owned Investment Management Co Ltd [2.5%]; Ningxia Guoyun Development Private Fund Partnership LP [0.3%]
Unit 2 Ningxia Yinxing Power Generation Co Ltd [100%] Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co Ltd [49.0%]; Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd [36.1%]; Ningxia Huimin Investment and Financing Co Ltd [9.2%]; Beijing State-owned Capital Management Center [2.9%]; Ningxia State-owned Investment Management Co Ltd [2.5%]; Ningxia Guoyun Development Private Fund Partnership LP [0.3%]

Background

In 2008 China Huaneng's Huaneng Ningxia Energy was planning to build a 2 x 600 MW coal-fired power plant in Majiatan Town of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, known as Huaneng Luoshan power station.[1][2][3]

The plant later changed sponsors and names. In 2011 Ningxia Electric Power Group Co. proposed a 2 x 660 MW coal-fired power station in Lingwu, the Yinxing power station. The proposal is near the company's existing Ningdong Maliantai power station.[4][5] In 2015 it was under construction and planned for operation in 2017.[6][7]

2016: Nationwide Restrictions Imposed on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity

In 2016 China's National Energy Administration issued "scale control" (coal-fired capacity limits) on particular "sending out" locations that feed ultra-high voltage (UHV) long-distance power lines, including Inner Mongolia (Xilingong), Inner Mongolia (Ordos), Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Xinjiang.[8]

As of January 2017, the affected area includes this power station, which may be scaled down as a result. For details, see China's 2016 Restrictions on Development of Coal-Fired Power Capacity.

Plant commissioned despite restriction

Despite the scale control regulations in the plant's region, Yinxing power station's units 1-2 were commissioned in April 2017.[9][10]

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Additional data

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