Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant

Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant (岭澳核电站) is located on the Dapeng Peninsula in Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, about 60 km north of Hong Kong, 1 km north of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant. It is operated by China General Nuclear Power Group. The units on site are separated between phase I and phase II.

Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant
Official name岭澳核电站
CountryChina
LocationLonggang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Coordinates22°36′17.24″N 114°33′05.36″E
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • Unit 1: May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)
  • Unit 2: November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)
  • Unit 3: December 15, 2005 (2005-12-15)
  • Unit 4: June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)
Commission date
  • Unit 1: February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)
  • Unit 2: September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)
  • Unit 3: July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15)
  • Unit 4: May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)
Owner(s)Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Company
Operator(s)Lingao Nuclear Power Company Ltd.
Nuclear power station
Reactors4 (2 in Phase I, 2 in Phase II)
Reactor typePWR
Cooling sourceSouth China Sea
Thermal capacity
  • 4 x 2905 MWt
Total electricity generated448.55 TWh (1,614.8 PJ) (by the end of 2021)
Power generation
Units operational
  • Net:
  • 2 x 950 MWe (Units 1-2)
  • 2 x 1007 MWe (Units 3-4)
  • Gross:
  • 2 x 990 MWe (Units 1-2)
  • 2 x 1080 MWe (Units 3-4)
Make and model
Nameplate capacity3914 MWe
Capacity factor
  • 2021:
  • Unit 1: 89.4%
  • Unit 2: 97.8%
  • Unit 3: 82.9%
  • Unit 4: 83.5%
  • Lifetime:
  • Unit 1: 88.3%
  • Unit 2: 88.9%
  • Unit 3: 86.2%
  • Unit 4: 86.0%
Annual net output30,263.51 GWh (108,948.6 TJ) (2021)
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