Wujing Power Station (Chinese: 吴泾电厂[3]), also known as Wujing Power Plant[4] or Wujing Thermal Power Project, [5] is a Chinese thermal power plant[6] located in the upper reaches of Huangpu River, [7] with a total installed capacity of 350,000 kilowatts.
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Country | China |
Location | Shanghai[1] |
Purpose | Power |
Construction began | 1958[2] |
In September 2017, a Chinese netizen spread a rumor that an explosion had occurred at the Wujing Power Plant in Shanghai. Minhang police imposed a three-day administrative detention on the netizen according to law. [8]
The first phase of the Wujing Power Station started in 1958 and was completed on January 17, 1960. [9] Since its construction, the plant has undergone several expansions.[10] The project is one of 156 key construction projects in China.[11]
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