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Waigaoqiao Power Station

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Country
  
China

Nameplate capacity
  
5,000 MW

Primary fuel
  
Coal

Status
  
Operational

Annual gross output
  
11.4 TWh

Location
  
Shanghai

Waigaoqiao Power Station

Units operational
  
4 X 300 MW (subcritical) 2 X 900 MW (ultra supercritical) 2 X 1,000 MW (ultra supercritical)

Owner
  
State Power Investment Corporation

Similar
  
Guodian Beilun Power St, Tuoketuo Power Station, Chita Power Station, Futtsu Power Station, Kashima Power Station

The Waigaoqiao Power Station (Chinese: 外高桥发电厂; pinyin: Wàigāoqiáo Fādiànchǎng) is a coal-fired power station in Pudong, Shanghai, China. With an installed capacity of 5,000 MW, it shares the title of the fourth largest coal-fired power station in the world with the Guodian Beilun Power Station. The power stations produces up to 11.4 TWh of energy annually. It is owned by China Power Investment, a local power company.

TransportationEdit

The power station is accessible within walking distance north east of North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Station of Shanghai Metro.

References

Waigaoqiao Power Station Wikipedia