Waigaoqiao Power Station

{{Short description|Coal-fired power station in Shanghai, China}}

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| name = Waigaoqiao Power Station
外高桥发电厂

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| coordinates = {{coord|31|21|21|N|121|35|54|E|type:landmark_region:CN|display=inline,title}}

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| country = China

| location = Shanghai

| status = Operational

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| owner = China Power Investment

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| th_fuel_primary = Coal

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| ps_units_operational= 4 X 300 MW (subcritical)
2 X 900 MW (ultra supercritical)
2 X 1,000 MW (ultra supercritical)

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| ps_electrical_capacity= 5,000 MW

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| ps_annual_generation= 11.4 TWh

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The Waigaoqiao Power Station ({{zh|s=外高桥发电厂|p=Wàigāoqiáo Fādiànchǎng}}) is a coal-fired power station in Pudong, Shanghai, China. With an installed capacity of 5,000 MW, it is the 7th largest coal-fired power station in the world. (It shares this title with the Guodian Beilun, Guohua Taishan, and Jiaxing power stations).{{Cite web|url=http://www.switchgearschina.com/Shanghai-Waigaoqiao-Power-Plant_144-144.html|title=Shanghai Waigaoqiao Power Station|website=www.switchgearschina.com}} The power stations produces up to {{nowrap|11.4 TWh}} of energy annually. It is owned by China Power Investment, a local power company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/atr/electricity-restructuring-china-elusive-quest-competition|title=Electricity Restructuring In China : The Elusive Quest For Competition|date=June 25, 2015|website=www.justice.gov}}{{Cite web |url=http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/15993231/1177465527/name/Plant%E2%80%8E |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-01-10 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210841/http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/15993231/1177465527/name/Plant%E2%80%8E |url-status=dead }}