Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant
The Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear reactor under construction in Cheban town, Lianjiang, Guangdong province of eastern China. It is planned to house six CAP1000 pressurized water reactors, at a projected cost of 130 billion yuan. It will be the first Chinese nuclear plant with cooling towers, to reduce the amount of heat released into the local water.
Construction
The construction of the first two reactors at the Lianjiang site was approved by China's State Council in September 2022. Excavation work began in the same month.Construction of the first unit began on 29 September 2023. It is planned to begin operation in 2028.
Construction of the second unit began on 26 April 2024.
On February 27th 2025 the reactor pressure vessel was installed at unit 1.
On July 28 2025, was fined for making errors and not following regulations during construction of the Power Plant.