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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
NANNING, May 23 (Xinhua) — Construction of two new nuclear power plant units using domestically developed third-generation Hualong-1 reactor technology started in the port city of Fangchenggang, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Friday, marking a major step in expanding the country’s key nuclear energy base.
According to Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., the capacity of each of the power units No. 5 and No. 6 of the Fangchenggang NPP will exceed 1.2 million kW. Once put into operation, their combined annual electricity generation will amount to 20 billion kWh.
The Fangchenggang NPP project in the GCA envisages the commissioning of six power units. The first two were launched in 2016, and units 3 and 4 with Hualong-1 reactors were connected to the grid in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
As of the end of March 2025, the plant’s four operating power units generated more than 160 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. This is equivalent to saving over 48 million tons of conventional coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 131 million tons.
After the project is fully completed, the installed capacity of the Fangchenggang NPP will reach 6.9 million kW, and the annual electricity generation will reach 53 billion kWh.
Experts emphasize that the expansion of the station will make a significant contribution to the energy transformation and high-quality economic development of the GCR.
According to statistics, by the end of 2024, China’s nuclear power plants generated 450.9 billion kilowatt-hours (an increase of 3.7 percent), accounting for 4.5 percent of the country’s total electricity production. This reduced coal consumption by 140 million tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 370 million tons. -0-