Construction of two more nuclear power generators has started at a nuclear power station in China's northeast.

Construction of the two generators at Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station began Wednesday with an investment of 25 billion yuan (US$3.7 billion) in Dalian City, Liaoning Province.

The station will have six generators once completed and will be the first nuclear power plant in China's northeast.

Yang Xiaofeng, manager of Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., said the six generators, each with million-kilowatt capacity, were expected to become operational by the end of 2016. The station is designed to generate a total of 45 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.

The station is jointly invested by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Holdings Co. Ltd. and the China Power Investment Corporation, each of which holds a 45-percent stake, while the Dalian Municipal Construction Investment Company holds the remaining 10 percent.

(Xinhua News Agency July 30, 2010)