Waigaoqiao Power Station
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The Waigaoqiao Power Station is a large power station in Shanghai
, China
. It shares the title of the second largest coal power station in the world, and the largest thermal
power station in China
, with the Guodian Beilun Power Station
, at an installed capacity of . The power stations produces up to of energy annually. It is owned by China Power Investment
, a local power company.
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
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. It shares the title of the second largest coal power station in the world, and the largest thermal
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
power station in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, with the Guodian Beilun Power Station
Guodian Beilun Power Station
The Guodian Beilun Power Station is the largest thermal power station in China, with an installed capacity of . The station generates energy by five and two units, which is fuelled by coal.- See also :* List of coal power stations...
, at an installed capacity of . The power stations produces up to of energy annually. It is owned by China Power Investment
China Power Investment Corporation
China Power Investment Corporation is one of the five largest state-owned power producers in the People's Republic of China, administrated by SASAC for the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is engaged in development, investment, construction, operation and management of power...
, a local power company.