Henan Becomes China's Fifth Province to Surpass 40,000 Megawatts

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Central China's Henan Province recently became the fifth Chinese province to have an installed capacity of more than 40,000 megawatts (MW). After the 600-MW supercritical coal-fired Unit 3 of Nanyang Tianyi Power Generation Company Limited (Henan) passed its trial operation in mid-December, the province's capacity was boosted to 40,560 MW. A celebration ceremony was held at the Nanyang Yahe power plant with provincial Gov. Zhang Dawei in attendance.

Nanyang Tianyi's two-unit, 600-MW supercritical coal-fired project is an important part of the 11th five-year plan (2006-10) for the province. The $580 million project, which began construction in March 2006, has an annual power output of 6.6 billion kilowatt-hours.

The installed capacity of Henan's power plants has been quickly growing in recent years. Capacity had reached 35,110 MW at the end of 2006, and despite the shutdown of several small thermal power units with a combined capacity of about 1,500 MW, the province was still able to surpass 40,000 MW at the end of 2007. In mid-December, the 300-MW Unit 5 of Gongyi Yulian Zhongfu Power Generation Company Limited (Henan, China) also passed its trial operation and went into commercial operation.

Henan has taken steps in structural adjustment, energy conservation and emissions reduction in the Power Industry, said He Chengdong, assistant to the governor of Henan Province. The power-shortage problem has been fundamentally solved in Henan, which has now become a net power exporter.

According to a related report, Henan has added about 20,000 MW since 2002, which is more than the sum of the previous 53 years. The percentage of large thermal power units with capacities of 300 MW or more increased from 31.5% in 2002 to 52% at present. The average coal consumption in power supply decreased 46 grams per kilowatt-hour in the past five years. It is expected that the province's total installed capacity will surpass 60,000 MW in 2010.

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