Company formed to operate China plant

15 February 2007

[Associated Press, Xinhua News Agency, 15 February] An agreement to establish a joint venture company to build and operate a 4 x 1000 MWe nuclear power plant at Lishanhe in Yiyang City, in Hunan province, was signed on 14 February. The $5 billion project, to be built in two stages, was approved by the State Development & Reform Commission in November 2005. The new company - Hunan Taohua River Nuclear Power Co Ltd - brings together China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), China Three Gorges Project Corp, China Resources Co Ltd and Hunan Xiangtou Holdings Group Co Ltd. The plant is expected to be the first nuclear power station to be constructed in China's inland areas.

Further information

China National Nuclear Corp
China Three Gorges Project Corp
China Resources Co

WNA's Nuclear Power in China information paper