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Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. The location and installed capacity of each
nuclear power plant are shown in Table 4.4 (by October 22, 2019). It can be seen that
China’s nuclear power plants are sited more closely to the load centers. However,
due to the relatively small total installed capacity, the nuclear power plants are still
far from meeting the demand for electricity in these regions, a large share of which
have to be transmitted through the power grid over long distance.
Table 4.4 Distribution of nuclear power plants on the Chinese Mainland
Power station
Location
Number of reactors Installed capacity
(10,000 kW)
Qinshan nuclear power
plant
Haiyan County,
Zhejiang
1
33.0
Daya Bay nuclear power
plant
Shenzhen, Guangdong
Province
2
196.8
Qinshan Phase II
Haiyan County,
Zhejiang
4
262.0
Ling Ao nuclear power
plant
Shenzhen, Guangdong 4
415.2
Qinshan Phase III
Haiyan County,
Zhejiang
2
145.6
Tianwan nuclear power
plant
Lianyungang, Jiangsu
4
437.2
Hongyanhe nuclear
power plant
Wafangdian, Liaoning
4
447.2
Ningde nuclear power
plant
Fuding, Fujian
4
435.6
Fuqing nuclear power
plant
Fuqing, Fujian
4
435.6
Yangjiang nuclear power
plant
Yangjiang, Guangdong 6
651.6
Fangjiashan nuclear
power plant
Haiyan County,
Zhejiang
2
217.8
Sanmen nuclear power
plant
Taizhou, Zhejiang
2
250.0
Haiyang nuclear power
plant
Haiyang, Shandong
2
250.0
Taishan nuclear power
plant
Taishan, Guangdong
2
350.0
Changjiang nuclear
power plant
Changjiang, Hainan
2
130.0
Fangchenggang nuclear
power plant
Fangchenggang,
Guangxi
2
217.2