Nanjing, China

The energy demands of coastal Chinese industrial centers like Jiangsu Province and Shanghai keep growing. To help feed this rapid economic expansion with affordable power, AES joined with Chinese partners in the power sector to build the first “coal by wire” power plant in China, the Yangcheng power plant located in the coal-rich Shanxi Province. Located within 30 kilometers of two coal suppliers, the plant has the capacity to provide eastern China with 2,100 MW of critically needed power over a 755 kilometer, 500 kilovolt transmission line. The Yangcheng power plant’s proximity to coal supplies provides numerous advantages. It eliminates west-to-east transportation costs, logistical bottlenecks and risks associated with long distance transportation of fuel, and it translates into more affordable electricity for customers. This facility stands as a major innovative contribution to the province, which now relies on a stable supply of AES power.