Guohua Taishan Power Plant

Guohua Taishan Power Plant
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location
Guangdong , People's Republic of China
Coordinates	21 ° 52 '0 "  N , 112 ° 55' 22"  E Coordinates: 21 ° 52 '0 "  N , 112 ° 55' 22"  E
country	People's Republic of China
Waters	South China Sea
Data
Type	Thermal power plant
Primary energy	Fossil energy
fuel	Hard coal
power	5 GW
Start of operations	2003

The power plant Guohua Taishan is a coal plant that the South China Sea in Taishan , province of Guangdong , China is located.

Data

With an installed capacity of 5 GW , Guohua Taishan is one of the most powerful coal-fired power plants in the world. It serves to cover the base load .

Power plant units

The power plant consists of two plants with a total of seven blocks of different capacities that went into operation from 2003 to 2011. The following table gives an overview:

investment	block	Max. Power (MW)	Start of operation	turbine	generator	Steam boiler
1	1	600	2003	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric
	2	600	2004	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric
	3	600	2006	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric
	4th	600	2006	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric
	5	600	2006	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric	Shanghai Electric
2	6th	1000	2011
	7th	1000	2011

Blocks 6 to 7 use supercritical steam generators (see supercritical water ). The power plant is cooled with seawater. The cooling water pumps for units 1 to 5 were supplied by KSB .

See also

• List of major carbon dioxide emitters

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 'Giga' projects - the world's biggest thermal power plants. Power Technology, November 27, 2013, accessed February 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Guohua Taishan Coal Power Plant China. Global Energy Observatory, accessed February 13, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Super dragons - The ten biggest power stations in China. Power Technology, June 19, 2014, accessed February 13, 2019 . 
4. ^ Taishan Units 1-5. KSB , accessed on February 13, 2019 .