Lufeng nuclear power plant, China – update
Name of the Project
Lufeng nuclear power plant (NPP).
Location
Guangdong province, China.
Project Owner/s
Chinese State-owned energy China General Nuclear Power.
Project Description
The Lufeng NPP will comprise six nuclear reactors with a capacity of 1 000 MW each.
Units 5 and 6 will use Chinese-designed third-generation Hualong One reactors. The project is expected to generate about 52-billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, saving 15.77-million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 42.69-million tons a year. The project will incorporate modular construction, digital building technologies and automated welding.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Construction of the Unit 5 and Unit 6 reactors started in 2022 and 2023 respectively, with construction scheduled to be completed in 2028 and 2029 respectively. Construction of Unit 1 started in February 2025.
Latest Developments
Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute poured the first concrete for the nuclear island basemat of Lufeng Unit 2 on December 22, 2025.
Contractor China Nuclear Construction Corporation 22 (CNI22) has said that about 6 635 m3 of concrete was expected to be poured in a process lasting about 68 hours to form the foundation of Unit 2's nuclear island, measuring about 89 m long and 49 m at its widest point.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
CNI22 (contractor).
Contact Details for Project Information
China General Nuclear Power, tel +86 755 84430888 or email IR@cgnpc.com.cn.
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