Wenchang Natural Gas Power Station 文昌燃气电厂 | |
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Country | China |
Location | Wenchang, Hainan |
Purpose | Power |
Construction cost | ¥ 2.4 billion [1] |
The Wenchang Natural Gas Power Station ( Chinese: 文昌燃气电厂), [2] also known as Wenchang Gas-Fired Power Plant, [3] is a natural gas peaking power plant in Hainan Province, [4] located in Wenchang, adjacent to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. [5] It is the first large-scale natural gas peaker plant on the Hainan Island, [6] with a total investment of 2.4 billion yuan. [7]
On March 12, 2020, the first unit of Wenchang Natural Gas Power Station completed a 168-hour trial operation and was officially put into operation. [8]
On June 24, the generating station was fully put into operation for power generation. [9] It is one of the key projects in the energy and power plan of Hainan Province during the 13th Five-Year Plan period. [10]
Wenchang Natural Gas Power Station is designed to produce 2.276 billion kWh of electricity annually. [11]