Today (17th) Huaneng Changjiang Nuclear Phase II Unit 3, the Hainan Free Trade
Port’s first Hualong One reactor, is set to begin commercial operation. The unit
uses China’s domestically developed third‑generation Hualong One technology and
the nation’s first fully domestically controlled, group‑level nuclear production
management system. It will supply over 9 bln kWh of clean power to the Hainan
grid annually. Phase II comprises two 1.2 GW units (Units 3 and 4); with both
online annual output would reach about 18 bln kWh, meeting roughly one‑third of
Hainan province’s electricity demand.
