Tuoketuo Power Station in China

 Datang Tuoketuo, China - 6.7GW

The 6.7-GW Datang Tuoketuo power station is located in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Initially, the coal-based power station comprised eight 600-megawatt (MW) units commissioned between 2003 and 2006 before, in 2011, two additional 300-MW units were installed to increase the production.

In 2017, the plant’s capacity was again increased with the addition of another two units with a combined capacity of 1,320MW.

The fuel is sourced from the Junggar Coalfield located 50km away from the plant.

The largest coal-fired power station in the world. The plant is located in Togtoh County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. 
The plant was commissioned in November 1995 by the Tuoketuo Power Company,  which currently owns and operates the power station. 

Official name	Tuoketuo Power Plant
Country	China
Location	Togtoh County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
Coordinates	40° 11′49 ″ N 111 ° 21″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	November 1995
Owner(s)	Tuoketuo Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	8 x 600 MW 2 x 300 MW 2 x 660 MW
Nameplate capacity	6,720 MW
Annual net output	33.317 TWh

Description

Datang is planning to build two additional coal-fired units at this plant, with a total planned capacity of 1,320 MW. The project was permitted for construction in 2014

In 2015 the new units were under construction and planned for operation in 2017.

The new units were commissioned in 2017, making the Datang Tuoketuo power station the largest coal plant in the world at 6,720 MW.

The tuoketuo Power compony is currntly owned by three separate companies ;

• Coming power ; 60%
• Beijing power ;25%
• Huaneng Thermal power ;15%

The units of the facility were commissioned in six separate phases, each phase consisting of two units, rated at 600 MW each, all of which run 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, the 7th and 8th units were commissioned in June 2006 and 9th and 10th units were commissioned in 2011.Two more 660 MW ultra-supercritical units were commissioned in 2017.

All of the generated power is delivered to Beijing via 500-kV transmission lines.

Two additional units of 300 MW each were also commissioned, of which the generated power is used for the operations of the power plant itself, and not used or delivered outside the facility. With the addition of the final stage, it became the largest thermal power station in the world.

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.

Fuel supply

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.

Plant Details for Existing Phases I-IV

• Sponsor: Datang International Power Generation Co
• Parent company: Come
• Location: Xinyingzi Town, Tuoketuo (Togtoh) County, Hohhot Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.1952329, 111.358881 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 5,400 MW
  • Tuoketuo-1 Units 1 & 2: 600 MW
  • Tuoketuo-2 Units 1 & 2: 600 MW
  • Tuoketuo-3 Units 1 & 2: 600 MW
  • Tuoketuo-4 Units 1 & 2: 600 MW
  • Tuoketuo-4 Units 3 & 4: 300 MW
• Type: Subcritical
• In service:
  • Tuoketuo-1 Units 1 & 2: 2003
  • Tuoketuo-2 Units 1 & 2: 2004
  • Tuoketuo-3 Units 1 & 2: 2005
  • Tuoketuo-4 Units 1 & 2: 2006
  • Tuoketuo-4 Units 3 & 4: 2007
• Coal type:
• Coal source:
• Source of financing:

Project Details for Phase V Expansion

• Sponsor: Come
• Location: Xinyingzi Town, Tuoketuo (Togtoh) County, Hohhot Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
• Coordinates: 40.1952329, 111.358881 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,320 MW (Phase V, Units 1 & 2: 660 MW)
• Type: Ultra-Supercritical
• Projected in service: 2017
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Coal source:
• Source of financing: