Daya Bay (Guangdong)

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Daya Bay Nuclear Generating Station (Guangdong) is a Chinese nuclear power plant located on Daya Bay in Guangdong Province, north of Hong Kong.

Daya Bay currently has two nuclear reactors. Unit 1 began power operations on August 31, 1993, and Unit 2 began power operations on February 2, 1994. The reactors were designed and built (with Chinese participation) by the French National Company, Framatome. Daya Bay is 25 per cent owned by Hong Kong-listed CLP Holdings, which buys ~70 per cent of the plant's output to supply the city's power needs.

China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding, the developer of the mainland's first commercial nuclear project at Daya Bay, plans to double capacity at the site. The central government is also localising construction and design of nuclear plants.