Wenchang Natural Gas Power Station

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]

Wenchang Natural Gas Power Station
文昌燃气电厂
CountryChina
LocationWenchang, Hainan
PurposePower
Construction cost¥ 2.4 billion[1]

History

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]

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