Project expectations
While only the first unit is currently in commercial operation, construction on three other reactors is well underway, signaling steady progress in the project’s phased development.
Once all six units are operating at full strength, the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant will have a total installed capacity of around 7.2 million kilowatts, with each reactor projected to produce more than 10 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity a year.
This, according to CNNC can meet the annual production and domestic electricity demands of one million people in moderately developed countries. The plant’s annual output is expected to cut standard coal use by 3.12 million tons and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8.16 million tons – an environmental benefit comparable to planting more than 70 million trees each year.