NEWS RELEASE                                   OCTOBER 2010

China Installing More Coal-fired Boilers and FGD than ROW Combined

China continues to plan, install and operate more coal-fired boilers and flue gas desulfurization systems than the rest of the world (ROW) combined. The comprehensive McIlvaine Chinese Utility Plans in English and Chinese document the specific project activity.

New coal projects announced in last two months:

Utility

Plant

Size MW

Boiler Type

SO2

Removal

NOx

Removal

Guodian Hubei

Hanchuan

1 x 1000

USC

 

 

Guodian

Bulian

2 x 600

 

wet

 

Guodian

Zhaoqing

2 x 300

 

wet

SCR

Huadian

Jiangsu Jorong

2 x 100

USC

wet

SCR

Guodian

Shaanxi

Xian

2 x 350

 

 

 

Datang

Huainan

Lohe

1 x 1000

USC

 

 

Huadian Shanxi

Shuozhou

2 300

 

wet

SCR

Guodian

Hubei

Hanchuan

1 x 1000

USC

wet

SCR

Guodian

Duyun

Fuguan

2 x 600

 

wet

SCR

Most of the new plants are ultra super critical (USC) with the latest air pollution control equipment. Also older plants are being upgraded with FGD systems.  As shown below, one plant is replacing older FGD scrubbers with 98 percent efficient units.

Air Pollution Upgrades:

Utility

Plant

Size

FGD

NOx

Guodian

Jiujang

2 x 200 and  2 x 350

wet

SCR

Kong Hong

Nanya

3 units

92% efficiency

 

Datang

Hancheng

4 x 600

To be replaced with 98% efficient units

 

Coal-fired power plants which started operation in the last eight weeks include the following:

Utility

Plant

Size

Boiler Type

FGD

Huadian

Jinshan

1 x 600

 

 

Guandong Yudean

Yunfu

1 x 300

CFB

 

Hudian Jinshan

Baiyinhua

1 x 600

 

95%

For more information on Chinese Utility Plans, click on:  http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/energy.html