China Huaneng to Build First Water-Saving Coal-Fired Power Plant in Xinjiang

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Huaneng Xinjiang Energy Development Company Limited (Urumqi), a regional subsidiary of China Huaneng Group (Beijing), is planning to invest $825 million in the construction of the first water-saving coal-fired power plant in Hami City, in the Xinjiang autonomous region.

The proposed water-saving power plant is in the industrial park of Hami City, an important energy base that is part of the nation's program to transfer power from west to east. The project will be built with 1,320-megawatt (MW) supercritical, coal-fired units featured in water-saving through integrated planning with its coal development scheme in the Shaerhu Region of Hami City, according to He Yi, the vice president of Huaneng Xinjiang Energy Development Company Limited. The adoption of water-saving technology could alleviate the water shortage while performing energy development activities in the coal-rich city.

As reported, the preliminary feasibility study report of the project recently passed the examination of the expert panel organized by Northwest Electric Power Grid, a regional subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation of China (Beijing). The project will be adopted with the most advanced "active coke"-based dry process flue-gas desulfurization, and an air-cooling system for both main and auxiliary equipment. In addition to the wide use of intermediate water from urban sewage processing plant as its water supply sources, the project will be furnished with several water-saving facilities, including a storage pool for the collection of rainwater. Water consumption will be just one-third of the consumption in conventional power plants.

According to the schedule, the project will begin construction in July 2011 and operation in December 2013. Upon completion, in addition to meet the power demand in Xinjiang, the project will be able to outsource power to the Central China region.

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