China General Nuclear Power Group
China General Nuclear Power Group is the nuclear steam supply system vendor for 22 reactor units on record, 18 of them operating, totalling 19.7 GW of gross capacity across 1 country.
Operating units
18
19.7 GW gross
Under construction
0
Planned
0
Retired
0
Operator of the largest Chinese reactor fleet by unit count and originator of the CPR-1000, a development of the French M310 design. Co-developer of the HPR-1000 with CNNC.
Company
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, China |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Ownership | state |
| Roles in the chain | vendor, operator |
Installed base by country
| China | 18 |
|---|
Position in the chain
Downstream
Output from this company feeds the stages below it in the chain, and ultimately 419 operating reactors across these types.
| Reactor type | Operating units |
|---|---|
| Pressurised water reactor | 311 |
| Boiling water reactor | 45 |
| Pressurised heavy water reactor | 44 |
| Gas-cooled reactor | 9 |
| Light water graphite reactor | 7 |
| Fast reactor | 2 |
| High-temperature gas reactor | 1 |
Facilities
Design lines
| Design | Generation | Capacity | Operating | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPR-1000 | II+ | 1000–1080 MWe gross | 18 | 22 |
Installed base
| Unit | Country | Status | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2013 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2014 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-3 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2015 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-4 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2016 | |
| Fangjiashan nuclear power plant 1 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,089 | 2014 | |
| Fangjiashan nuclear power plant 2 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,089 | 2015 | |
| Ningde nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,089 | 2013 | |
| Ningde nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,089 | 2014 | |
| Ningde nuclear power plant 1-3 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,089 | 2015 | |
| Ningde nuclear power plant 1-4 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,089 | 2016 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2016 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2016 | |
| Ling'ao nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2010 | |
| Ling'ao nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2011 | |
| Yangjiang nuclear power plant 1 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2014 | |
| Yangjiang nuclear power plant 2 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2015 | |
| Yangjiang nuclear power plant 3 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2016 | |
| Yangjiang nuclear power plant 4 | China | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2017 | |
| Sanming nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | CPR-1000 | 1,000 | — |
| Sanming nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | CPR-1000 | 1,000 | — |
| Sanming nuclear power plant 3 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | CPR-1000 | 1,000 | — |
| Sanming nuclear power plant 4 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | CPR-1000 | 1,000 | — |
Sources
- China General Nuclear Power Group — company source
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06