Wujing Power Station

Wujing Power Station (Chinese: 吴泾电厂^[3]), also known as Wujing Power Plant^[4] or Wujing Thermal Power Project, ^[5] is a Chinese thermal power plant^[6] located in the upper reaches of Huangpu River, ^[7] with a total installed capacity of 350,000 kilowatts.

Wujing Power Station 吴泾电厂
Country	China
Location	Shanghai[1]
Purpose	Power
Construction began	1958[2]

In September 2017, a Chinese netizen spread a rumor that an explosion had occurred at the Wujing Power Plant in Shanghai. Minhang police imposed a three-day administrative detention on the netizen according to law. ^[8]

History

The first phase of the Wujing Power Station started in 1958 and was completed on January 17, 1960. ^[9] Since its construction, the plant has undergone several expansions.^[10] The project is one of 156 key construction projects in China.^[11]