Tuoketuo Power Station
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The Tuoketuo Power Station is the second largest coal power station in the world. The plant is located in the Togtoh County
, in Hohhot
, Inner Mongolia
, China
. The plant was commissioned in November 1995 by the Tuoketuo Power Company, who currently owns and operates the power station.
The Tuoketuo Power Company is currently owned by three separate companies:
The units of the facility was commissioned in four separate phases, each phase consisting of two additions, consisting of a total of eight units rated at each, all of which runs on coal
. The 1st and 2nd units were commissioned in June and July 2003, the 3rd and 4th units were commissioned in July and September 2004, the 5th and 6th units were commissioned in September and November 2005, and the 7th and 8th units were commissioned in June 2006. All of the generated power is delivered to Beijing
via transmission lines.
The interval of 50 days between the commissioning of the two units of Phase I set a new record of the shortest construction time among comparable units in the North China region.
Two additional units of each was also commissioned, of which the generated power is used to for the operations of the power plant itself, and not used/delivered outside the facility. The Tuoketuo Power Company intends to expand the total gross installed capacity to up to , making it the largest thermal power station in the world.
The power plant exploits coal from the Junggar Coalfield approximately 50 km (31 mi) away, and meets its water requirements by pumping its needs from the Yellow River
, located 12 km (7 mi) away.
Togtoh County
Togtoh County is a county in west-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, located on the north bank of the Yellow River at which point that great river turns out of the Ordos Loop toward the south. It is under the administration of the regional capital of Hohhot, to the northeast,...
, in Hohhot
Hohhot
Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre....
, Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The plant was commissioned in November 1995 by the Tuoketuo Power Company, who currently owns and operates the power station.
The Tuoketuo Power Company is currently owned by three separate companies:
- Datang PowerDatang International Power Generation CompanyDatang International Power Generation Company Limited , simply Datang International Power or Datang Power, is one of the five largest state-owned power producers in Mainland China, especially its position in Northern China...
: 60% - Beijing Power: 25%
- Huaneng Thermal Power: 15%
The units of the facility was commissioned in four separate phases, each phase consisting of two additions, consisting of a total of eight units rated at each, all of which runs on coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
. The 1st and 2nd units were commissioned in June and July 2003, the 3rd and 4th units were commissioned in July and September 2004, the 5th and 6th units were commissioned in September and November 2005, and the 7th and 8th units were commissioned in June 2006. All of the generated power is delivered to Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
via transmission lines.
The interval of 50 days between the commissioning of the two units of Phase I set a new record of the shortest construction time among comparable units in the North China region.
Two additional units of each was also commissioned, of which the generated power is used to for the operations of the power plant itself, and not used/delivered outside the facility. The Tuoketuo Power Company intends to expand the total gross installed capacity to up to , making it the largest thermal power station in the world.
The power plant exploits coal from the Junggar Coalfield approximately 50 km (31 mi) away, and meets its water requirements by pumping its needs from the Yellow River
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
, located 12 km (7 mi) away.