China's MEP Accepts Environmental Impact Assessment for CPIC's Zhongwei Cogeneration Project

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for China Power Investment Corporation's (CPIC) (Beijing) Zhongwei 700-megawatt (MW) cogeneration project, prepared by the Ningxia Academy of Environmental Sciences (Yinchuan, Ningxia), was accepted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) on March 4, 2013, according to a recent announcement from the MEP.

The project, located in Meili Industrial Park in Zhongwei City, in the Ningxia autonomous region, is built and invested by Ningxia Qingtongxia Energy Alumnium Group Company Limited (Qingtongxia, Ningxia), a subsidiary of the CPIC. The project plans to build two 350-MW, coal-fired, direct air-cooling cogeneration units to provide combined heat and power services to residential and industrial users in the city. The project also will be furnished with electrostatic dust removers, a limestone-plaster wet desulfurization device, and a low nitrogen burner, together with a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) device for denitration. Total investment in the project will be about $460 million.

In March 2011, the CPIC received consent from the National Energy Administration to kick off pre-stage preparation for the project. According to the approval, the project will replace 301 small, coal-fired boilers scattered in Zhongwei city. The project will use coal from the Yanyanghu mining zone in the Ningdong Coalfield, which will be shipped to the site via railway and highway. The main water supply for the project will be taken from the sewage processing plant of Zhongwei city.

The contracts for the turbine, generator and boiler equipment have been awarded to Harbin Steam Turbine Company Limited (Harbin, Heilongjiang), Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited (Harbin, Heilongjiang) and Dongfang Boiler Group Company Limited (Zigong, Sichaun), respectively.

The acceptance of the EIA report by the MEP means that the project is ready to kick off shortly. According to the schedule, construction of the project will kick off in June 2013, and the units will be put into operation in February and May 2015. Upon completion, the project will be able to supply heat to an area of 10 million square meters and 300 tons per hour of steam for industrial users.

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