| Tuoketuo Power Station | |
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| Country | China |
| Location | Togtoh County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia |
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| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | November 1995 |
| Owner(s) | Tuoketuo Power Company |
| Power station information | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Generation units | 8 × 600 MW 2 × 300 MW |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 5,400 MW |
| Maximum capacity | 6,600 MW |
| As of March 2011 | |
The Tuoketuo Power Station is the second largest coal power station in the world. The plant is located in the Togtoh County, in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. The plant was commissioned in November 1995 by the Tuoketuo Power Company,[1][2] who currently owns and operates the power station.
The Tuoketuo Power Company is currently owned by three separate companies:[2]
The units of the facility was commissioned in four separate phases, each phase consisting of two 600 MW additions, consisting of a total of eight units rated at 600 MW each, all of which runs 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,[1] and the 7th and 8th units were commissioned in June 2006.[3] All of the generated power is delivered to Beijing via 500-kV transmission lines.[1]
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.[1]
Two additional units of 300 MW each was also commissioned, of which the generated power is used to for the operations of the power plant itself, and not used/delivered outside the facility. The Tuoketuo Power Company intends to expand the total gross installed capacity to up to 6,600 MW, making it the largest thermal power station in the world.[2]
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.[2]