Unit 3 of the two-unit Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in China’s Hainan Province was connected to the power grid on August 1, according to local media reports. The reactor uses China’s indigenously developed third-generation Hualong One (HPR1000) technology, marking the first application of Hualong One in Hainan Province.
Changjiang Unit 3 is a 1.2-million-kilowatt (kW) project ordered and operated by China Huaneng. The Changjiang plant’s second phase consists of two units, of which Unit 3 is the one that has now been connected to the grid. Hualong One is China’s domestically developed third-generation pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology, using ordinary light water rather than heavy water as its coolant.
- Grid connection date: August 1, 2026
- Generation capacity: 1.2 million kW
- Expected annual generation after completion: 18 billion kWh
- Standard coal savings: 6.32 million tonnes per year
- CO2 emissions reduction: 11.6 million tonnes per year
- Owner/operator: China Huaneng
- Technology applied: Hualong One (HPR1000)