SHANGHAI: The eastern Chinese coastal province of Zhejiang has approved the construction of a new 7 billion yuan (US$1.10 billion) coal-fired power plant with 2 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity, the state firm in charge of the project said on Wednesday (Feb 8).
The Zhejiang Energy Group said the Phase 2 Project of the Liuheng Power Plant would consist of two highly efficient “ultra-supercritical” units and would help balance energy supply and demand in the province.
The group said the new project would also serve Zhejiang’s low-carbon transition by boosting efficiency, with generation rates at 254 grams of coal per kilowatt-hour, much lower than the national average of 302.5 grams.
