The Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear reactor under construction in Fan'ao Town, Xiangshan, Ningbo, in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is planned to house 6 Hualong One pressurized water reactors.
CNNC subsidiary CNNC Zhejiang Energy Co Ltd will be responsible for construction of the plant.
When complete, the plant is expected to produce 55 terawatt-hours (6.3 gigawatt-years) of electricity per year.
Construction Construction of the plant was authorized in December 2023 by the Chinese government, and site preparation began in February 2024. The first concrete for Unit 1 was poured on 10 August 2025, marking the start of construction.
Phase II consists of unit 3 & 4, China's State Council approved the construction in August 2026.
Reactor data The Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 planned reactors. UnitTypeNet CapacityGross CapacityConstruction startOperation startNotesPhase IJinqimen 1Hualong One1126 MW1212 MW 2025-08-10 Jinqimen 2Hualong One1126 MW1212 MW 2026-04-07 Phase IIJinqimen 3Hualong One 2.01126 MW1212 MW Approved Jinqimen 4Hualong One 2.01126 MW1212 MW Approved Phase IIIJinqimen 5Hualong One1126 MW1212 MW Proposed Jinqimen 6Hualong One1126 MW1212 MW Proposed
See also
Nuclear power in China
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