Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, Guangdong Province is a joint venture between China and France (XINHUA)

Qinshan Plant Phase I

Located in Haiyan, Zhejiang Province, Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Phase I is the first 300-megawatt pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant independently designed, constructed, operated and managed by China. The plant came into commercial operation in April 1994.

Qinshan Plant Phase II

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Phase II is also a PWR plant. Its first two 650-megawatt generating units came into commercial operation in April 2002 and May 2004, respectively.

Its third generating unit, also with an installed capacity of 650-megawatt, came into commercial operation in October 2010.

Qinshan Plant Phase III

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Phase III adopts nuclear power technologies from Canada and is the first commercial heavy water nuclear reactor project. Its two 728-megawatt generating units came into commercial operation in December 2002 and July 2003, respectively.

Dayawan Plant

Located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, Dayawan Nuclear Power Plant is the country's first large-scale commercial nuclear power plant that introduced foreign capitals, equipment and technologies. Its two 984-megawatt PWR generating units came into commercial operation in May 1994.

Tianwan Plant

Located in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant introduced nuclear power technologies from Russia. Its two 1,060-megawatt PWR generating units were put into commercial operation in May 2007 and August 2007, respectively.

Ling'ao Plant Phase I

Located in Shenzhen, Guangdong, Ling'ao Nuclear Power Plant Phase I is the second large-scale commercial nuclear power plant built in Guangdong. It has two 990-megawatt PWR generating units, which came into commercial operation in May 2002 and January 2003, respectively.

Ling'ao Plant Phase II

Ling'ao Nuclear Power Plant Phase II is part of China's efforts to propel indigenous innovation as a majority of its technologies were domestically created. It has two 1,080-megawatt PWR generating units. The No.1 unit came into commercial operation in September 2010. The No. 2 unit is expected to come into commercial operation in June 2011.

Electricity Generated From Nuclear Power (kwh)

2006 54.3 billion

2007 62.86 billion

2008 68.39 billion

2009 70.13 billion

2010 73.88 billion

(Source: National Bureau of Statistics)