Wujing Power Station

Wujing Power Station (Chinese: 吴泾电厂[4]), also known as Wujing Power Plant[5] or Wujing Thermal Power Project, [6] is a Chinese thermal power plant[7] located in the upper reaches of Huangpu River, [8] with a total installed capacity of 350,000 kilowatts.

Wujing Power Station
吴泾电厂
CountryChina
LocationShanghai[2]
PurposePower
Construction began1958[3]

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. [9]

History

The first phase of the Wujing Power Station started in 1958 and was completed on January 17, 1960. [10] Since its construction, the plant has undergone several expansions.[11] The project is one of 156 key construction projects in China.[12]

References
  1. "Environmental Assessment Report for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in China" (PDF). Ministry of Ecology and Environment. 2010-04-21.
  2. "Environmental Assessment Report for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo in China" (PDF). Ministry of Ecology and Environment. 2010-04-21.
  3. People's Republic of China Yearbook. People's Republic of China Yearbook Press. 1999. pp. 1574-.
  4. Arooka (1 January 2017). Your Best Guide to Shanghai. Lovepuxi. pp. 441–. ISBN 978-1-988087-88-7.
  5. Ke-fa Cen; Yong Chi; Jianhua Yan (27 March 2009). Challenges of Power Engineering and Environment: Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering 2007. Springer. pp. 465–. ISBN 978-3-540-76694-0.
  6. "Wujing thermal power project" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  7. Shanghai Statistical Yearbook. Shanghai People's Publishing House. 1999.
  8. "World Bank Documents & Reports". World Bank. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  9. ""An explosion occurred in Wujing Power Plant" is a rumor". The Paper. 2017-09-08.
  10. Shanghai Statistical Yearbook. Shanghai People's Publishing House. 1998.
  11. Shanghai Major Project Construction, 1989-1990. Shanghai Science and Technology Publishing House. 1991. pp. 82-.
  12. Shanghai Overseas Affairs History. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press. 1999. pp. 669–. ISBN 978-7-80618-590-2.
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