CHN Energy–Invested Nuclear Power Project's Second Unit Begins Operation

The second unit of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project, located in Zhangzhou city of southeast China’s Fujian province, started commercial operation on January 1 after 168 hours of full-power continuous operation test. With this milestone, Phase I of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project, in which CHN Energy holds a 49 percent equity stake in, has been fully completed and put into operation.

CHN Energy has actively participated in the investment, construction and technological application of the project. The project represents a key step in the Group’s nuclear power layout and its efforts to promote clean and low-carbon energy development. As an important starting point for the large-scale deployment of China’s third-generation Hualong One nuclear power technology, the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project is planned to build six nuclear power units.

Hualong One is a third-generation pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology independently developed and designed by China and is currently one of the third-generation nuclear technologies with the largest number of units in operation and under construction worldwide. It has reached internationally advanced levels in safety, economic efficiency and environmental performance. A single Hualong One unit can generate about 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 8.16 million tons per year, equivalent to cutting standard coal consumption by more than 3 million tons.

At present, Units 1 and 2 of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project have both entered commercial operation, with Unit 1 having generated a cumulative 10.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. Units 3 and 4 are under civil construction and equipment installation, while preparatory work is underway for Units 5 and 6. Once the Zhangzhou nuclear power base is fully completed, it is expected to provide about 60 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, helping to optimize Fujian Province’s power mix and improve the regional balance between electricity supply and demand.