Guodian Beilun Power Station 国电北仑发电厂 | |
Coordinates: | 29.9436°N 121.8158°W |
Country: | China |
Location: | Zhejiang |
Status: | Operational |
Construction Began: | January 1988 (1,200 MW Phase 1) June 1996 (1,800 MW Phase 2) December 2006 (2,000 MW Phase 3) |
Commissioned: | November 1994 (1,200 MW Phase 1) September 2000 (1,800 MW Phase 2) June 2009 (2,000 MW Phase 3) |
Owner: | China Energy Investment |
Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
Ps Units Operational: | 5 × 600 MW 2 × 1,000 MW |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 5,000 MW |
The Guodian Beilun Power Station is a coal-fired power station in Beilun District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. With an installed capacity of 5,000 MW, it is the 7th largest coal-fired power station in the world. (It shares this title with the Jiaxing, Guohua Taishan, and Waigaoqiao power stations). The station generates energy by five and two units, which is fuelled by coal.[1] [2]
Guodian Beilun Power Station is also the first power generation enterprise in China to use World Bank loans for construction.[3]