The autumn sun of Kangbash in Ordos falls on the newly leveled project site. On September 21, 2026, the Inner Mongolia Energy Group Kangbash million kilowatt coal-fired power project, constructed by China Energy Engineering Tianjin Electric Power Construction, officially started construction. The landing of this ultra supercritical unit adds a crucial element to the basic load support system of the Mengxi power grid.

Efficient unit landing

The project will build a 1 million kilowatt ultra supercritical once intermediate reheating indirect air-cooled condensing coal-fired power generation unit, which will be equipped with a complete set of desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal and environmental protection facilities, achieving ultra-low emissions of flue gas pollutants. The project is planned to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2029, with an annual power generation of approximately 4.5 billion kilowatt hours, simultaneously covering the centralized heating needs of surrounding areas.

As a key supporting power project in Inner Mongolia during the 15th Five Year Plan period, the project is adapted to the water resource endowment of the western region of Mongolia and adopts indirect air cooling technology to significantly reduce water consumption. In 2026, the proportion of new energy installed capacity in the Mengxi power grid has exceeded 58%, and the peak shaving gap caused by fluctuations in wind and solar power output continues to widen. This project is the core supporting project to fill this gap.

Regional grid replacement

After the completion of the project, it will significantly enhance the stable power supply and deep peak shaving capability of the Mengxi power grid, smooth out the output fluctuations caused by large-scale new energy grid connection, and provide stable and reliable power support for high load industries and data center clusters in Ordos and surrounding areas.

The project forms a supporting linkage with multiple wind and solar bases already laid out in the region, which not only consolidates the bottom line of regional energy security, but also provides a foundation for the large-scale consumption of new energy, promoting the continuous optimization of the local thermal power structure towards high efficiency and low-carbon direction. Keywords: coal-fired power projects, coal-fired power generation units

The construction vehicles at the construction site have completed their preparations for entry. This high-efficiency coal-fired power unit, which aims to be put into operation by the end of 2029, will gradually take shape in the next three years and become a key stabilizer in the multi energy complementary system of the Mengxi power grid.Editor/Cheng Liting