The 1 GW Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant, located in the Guangxi Autonomous Region (southern China), has been connected to the Chinese grid for the first time. Fangchenggang-3, which is the first of two Hualong One (HPR-1000) reactors under construction at the site, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in the second half of 2023. Construction of the unit started in 2015 and first criticality was reached in late December 2022.
The Fangchenggang nuclear power plant currently has two operational CPR-1000 reactors (1 GW each), which were commissioned in 2016. The 1 GW HPR-1000 Fangchenggang-4 reactor is still under construction with commissioning expected in 2024 and two additional 1 GW HPR-1000 reactors are planned to be built (units 5 and 6). The power plant is owned by China General Nuclear (CGN, 61%) and the Guangxi Investment Group (39%).
At the end of 2021, China’s nuclear capacity reached 53.3 GW (+7% compared to 2020) and its nuclear power generation reached 408 TWh (+11.3% compared to 2020). China targets 200 GW of nuclear capacity by 2035. As of January 2023, China had nearly 23 GW of nuclear capacity under construction and 194 GW under development.
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