Waigaoqiao Power Station
外高桥发电厂
CountryChina
LocationShanghai
Coordinates31°21′21″N 121°35′54″E / 31.35583°N 121.59833°E / 31.35583; 121.59833
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1995
Owner(s)China Power Investment
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational4 X 300 MW (subcritical)
2 X 900 MW (ultra supercritical)
2 X 1,000 MW (ultra supercritical)
Nameplate capacity5,000 MW
Annual net output11.4 TWh

The Waigaoqiao Power Station (Chinese: 外高桥发电厂; pinyin: Wàigāoqiáo Fādiànchǎng) is a coal-fired power station in Pudong, Shanghai, 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 Guodian Beilun, Guohua Taishan, and Jiaxing power stations).[1] The power stations produces up to 11.4 TWh of energy annually. It is owned by China Power Investment, a local power company.[2][3]

Transportation

The power station is accessible within walking distance north east of North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Station of Shanghai Metro.

See also

References

  1. "Shanghai Waigaoqiao Power Station". www.switchgearschina.com.
  2. "Electricity Restructuring In China : The Elusive Quest For Competition". www.justice.gov. June 25, 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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